Practice question
Under Rule IV, Section 18, when may an attorney appear at the small-claims hearing in the capacity expressly excepted from the no-attorney rule?
- Whenever the attorney charges no fee
- Whenever the attorney has a special power of attorney from a client
- Whenever both parties agree
- When the attorney is the plaintiff or defendant
- Whenever the attorney is employed by a corporate party
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf — A.M. 08-8-7-SC, March 1, 2022, Rules on Expedited Procedures in the First Level Courts, Rule IV, Sections 17–18, printed pages 2035–2036.
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