Practice question
An officer channels private legal work through a spouse’s firm while personally doing it, and claims indirect arrangement avoids Section 138. Which is correct?
- Every family intermediary automatically removes the rule.
- The officer’s personal work is legally nonexistent.
- Only the firm’s stationery determines whether practice occurred.
- The direct-or-indirect language defeats that categorical exemption.
- The client may conclusively waive the public-service requirements.
Legal references
- CSC Resolution No. 2500358, 2025 ORAOHRA, Section 138, printed page 84, primary signed text visually examined: https://sdg.nvsu.edu.ph/storage/files/Oz6zeeCBnzn0YIBDPBBxp8q3NeHBKUUjkjXxigX4.pdf
- RA 6713, Section 7(b)(1)-(3) and its final paragraph: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html
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