Practice question
A client asks counsel to invent a favorable factual statement for use in a case. Counsel says professional loyalty permits falsehood whenever it helps the client. Which oath commitment directly answers that claim?
- The oath guarantees client victory
- No oath term concerns truthfulness
- The lawyer shall do no falsehood and shall not pervert the law to unjustly favor or prejudice anyone
- The client may waive the lawyer's entire oath
- The oath applies only to unpaid work
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/22-09-01-SC-FINAL.pdf — A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, April 11, 2023, Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, Revised Lawyer's Oath.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jun2023/ac_13630_2023.html — Pante v. Tebelin, A.C. No. 13630, June 27, 2023, EN BANC MAIN decision (Revised Lawyer's Oath).
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_24-10-05-sc_2025.pdf — A.M. No. 24-10-05-SC, August 12, 2025, effective November 3, 2025; amended Rule 138 §§1,6–13,15–19.
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