Practice question
An acclaimed illustrator runs a separate studio, chooses creative methods independently, serves other clients and directly undertakes a particular commission for an agreed result. The client neither reserves method control nor supplies an intermediary employer. A consultant says the absence of a third party means independence is legally impossible. Which is sound?
- All independent contracting necessarily has three parties
- Every skilled professional automatically becomes a regular employee
- A genuine skilled individual’s independent engagement can be bilateral; actual independence remains essential
- The client must invent an intermediary to validate every commission
- A studio’s existence alone eliminates the need to examine control
Legal references
- Ditiangkin, G.R. 246892, September 21, 2022: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/sep2022/gr_246892_2022.html
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