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All ▸ Bar 2024 ▸ REMEDIAL LAW, LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS ▸ VIII. LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS WITH PRACTICAL EXERCISES ▸ B. Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC) ▸ 2. Canon 2 - Propriety ▸ j. Duty not to institute multiple cases, Forum Shopping - Section 23

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Canon 2 - Propriety

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A lawyer, Atty. Ramirez, is handling a civil case for a client against a company. It has come to Atty. Ramirez's attention that another lawyer, Atty. Santos, from a different firm, is also handling a similar case against the same company. Atty. Ramirez suspects that Atty. Santos is engaged in forum shopping. Discuss whether Atty. Ramirez has the duty not to institute multiple cases and the concept of forum shopping as provided in Section 23 of Canon 2 - Propriety. Explain the implications and possible remedies for violation of this ethical duty.

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