Practice question
Under Canon I, Section 5, what client decision must the lawyer respect after explaining its consequences?
- A direction to fabricate evidence
- A demand to bribe a clerk
- An instruction to abandon every procedural rule
- The client's decision to settle or compromise the case
- A demand to threaten the judge
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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