Practice question
A lawyer pays the disputed amount and obtains a private agreement requiring the complainant to withdraw the ethics charge. Does that agreement bind the Court to close the disciplinary case?
- Yes, contract rights abolish Section 16
- Yes, every settlement is a professional pardon
- No, so civil settlements are always prohibited
- No
- The respondent may select his own regulator
Legal references
- CPRA, Canon VI Section 16: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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