Practice question
A lawyer posts comments that create an identified risk of violating professional conflict duties but argues those duties concern only signed retainers, never online commentary. Which is correct under Section44?
- Online commentary is exempt from every conflict provision
- The lawyer must exercise prudence regarding the identified social-media conflict risk
- Only disclosure of a client’s name can matter
- A personal-account label cancels all duties
- Only the platform may decide professional conflicts
Legal references
- CPRA, A.M.22-09-01-SC, Preamble/GeneralProvisions, CanonI, CanonII Sections36–44, CanonIII Section51; primaryissuedtext visuallyread: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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