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Practice question: Charges and Sanctions

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A lawyer knowingly assists another lawyer in committing a proved CPRA offense. Does Section 36 categorically exempt the helper because someone else performed the primary act?
  1. Yes, assistance is always immune
  2. Yes, only partners may ever be responsible
  3. The helper is automatically liable without knowing assistance being shown
  4. No
  5. The complainant may sentence the helper privately

Legal references

  • CPRA, Canon VI Section 36: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf

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