Practice question
A vulnerable litigant asks a judge to disregard a mandatory procedural rule rather than make an adjustment allowed by law. Does Canon V automatically authorize the requested disregard?
- No; accommodations remain within existing laws and rules.
- Yes; vulnerability repeals every procedural limit.
- Yes; the judge may always decide by sympathy alone.
- Yes; the opponent loses every procedural right.
- Yes; reasonable adjustment means automatic victory.
Legal references
- 2025 CJCA, AM 25-04-04-SC, November 11, 2025, specific Canon and section identified: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100836
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