Practice question
Are attorney’s fees awarded as damages necessarily identical to every amount a client privately agreed to pay counsel?
- Yes, every retainer binds the adversary automatically
- Only if printed
- Yes, regardless of reasonableness
- Only the client’s preference controls
- No, ordinary lawyer-client compensation and extraordinary fees as damages have distinct bases
Legal references
- Go, G.R. 257761, April 22, 2025: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_257761_2025.html
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