Practice question
A claimant authorizes a nonlawyer to appear and file a cadastral answer under Section 37. The representative argues that this authority makes him a lawyer for all purposes and permits him to represent unrelated litigants in ordinary RTC damages suits. Which is correct?
- The authority grants full Bar membership
- The statutory permission is specific to the cadastral proceeding and does not create a general license to practice law
- All pending RTC cases become cadastral once he appears
- A private authorization replaces Bar admission in all proceedings
- A cadastral court may confer permanent Bar membership
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html — P.D. 1529, Section 37, answers and authorized appearances in cadastral proceedings.
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