Practice question
Under CPRA Canon V, Section 1, may a lawyer decline representation solely because of a person's ethnicity, absent a justifiable reason?
- Yes, personal prejudice controls
- No, the nondiscrimination rule prohibits that sole basis
- Yes, ethnicity determines legal rights
- Yes, if the prejudice is kept secret
- Yes, if the lawyer charges a small fee
Legal references
- CPRA, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Canon V Sections 1–4, official issued text circularized by BIR, PDF pages29–30: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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