Practice question
A lawyer is related within the fifth civil degree to the potential adverse party in an indigent applicant’s matter. May Section3(c) supply a recognized refusal ground?
- Yes; the relationship falls within the stated sixth-degree boundary
- No; only first-degree kinship can matter
- No; all family connections are irrelevant
- Only the client’s surname matters
- Only the lawyer’s preferred fee 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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