Practice question
Under the MCLE regime operative on June 30, 2026, a lawyer earns credits during the sixty-day notice period to cure the prior period’s deficiency. May the same needed credits automatically be counted again for the current period?
- Yes, every hour necessarily counts twice.
- Yes, the notice abolishes compliance periods.
- Yes, the lawyer may choose any number of duplicate credits.
- Yes, the provider’s invoice creates double credit.
- No; the needed credits address the prior period, while only excess credits may count for the current period under the stated rule.
Legal references
- B.M. No. 850, October 2, 2001, Revised MCLE Rules, Rules 5-6 and 11-14, operative at June 30, 2026; the replacement rules were not yet effective: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/52844
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