Practice question
A pending respondent lawyer’s death is established. Counsel invokes Section16’s desistance rule to argue every disciplinary case must continue forever regardless of any other provision. Which is correct under CanonVI?
- Section12 separately directs dismissal upon the respondent lawyer’s death; Section16 does not erase it
- Section16 expressly abolishes the death provision
- Death is identical to a private compromise
- Every disciplinary sanction transfers to heirs automatically
- Only the complainant may determine the effect of death
Legal references
- CPRA AM22-09-01-SC, CanonIV Sections3,7–8; CanonV Section3; CanonVI Sections1,12,16,18,32, issued primary text: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
- VERA LAW v Hechanova, AC13986, February26,2025, MAIN opinion, public-interest discipline and substantial-evidence burden: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/ac_13986_2025.html
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