Practice question
After counsel explains the consequences, a client chooses a lawful compromise. Counsel refuses solely because continuing litigation would generate more fees, claiming independence means sole control over settlement. Which answer follows Section 5?
- Professional independence eliminates every client choice
- A lawyer always owns the client's cause
- Future fees override the settlement decision
- The lawyer must respect the informed client's settlement decision; procedural independence does not confer sole settlement control
- The client needs the opponent's lawyer's permission to instruct counsel
Legal references
- CPRA, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Canon I, Sections 1–5, official issued text circularized by BIR, PDF page 2: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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