Practice question
A lawyer has affected pending cases in two courts. Counsel sends a copy to only one Executive Judge because both courts are in the same province. Which is sound?
- One provincial copy always satisfies all courts.
- Executive Judges are never recipients.
- The lawyer’s employer may waive every copy.
- Copies are sent only to opposing clients.
- The stated copy requirement follows the relevant courts, not an automatic one-copy-per-province rule.
Legal references
- CPRA, AM 22-09-01-SC, Canon VI Sections 41 and 43-51, specific section identified in each explanation: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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