Practice question
A lawyer dies while the disciplinary case remains pending. The complainant asks to continue solely for an administrative penalty against the deceased, arguing Section12 concerns only deaths before filing. Which is correct?
- Only prefiling death matters
- Section12 also expressly requires dismissal upon death during pendency
- Death never affects this administrative proceeding
- The investigator must sentence the estate as lawyer
- Every relative automatically substitutes as respondent lawyer
Legal references
- CPRA, A.M.22-09-01-SC, CanonVI Sections1–3,11–12,18,28,31–32,37,42,44; primaryissuedtext visuallyread printed35–44,48,51: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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