Practice question
Does confidentiality itself establish that the respondent lawyer committed misconduct?
- Yes, a confidential file is a conviction
- Yes, any accusation is conclusive
- No
- No lawyer can ever be held liable in a confidential proceeding
- Only the file cover decides guilt
Legal references
- CPRA, Canon VI Sections 1 and 32: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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