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Practice question: Competence and Diligence (Canon IV)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

After obtaining an extension, may a lawyer simply let it expire without submitting the paper and without the stated justification?
  1. No
  2. Yes; obtaining the extension ends every duty
  3. Yes; extensions automatically withdraw the case
  4. Only the opponent’s consent matters
  5. Only the case title matters

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

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