Practice question
A disciplinary complainant insists the mere filing of an accusation automatically requires disbarment because law practice is a privilege. Which is correct?
- The lawyer must disprove every imaginable allegation
- An accusation conclusively proves unfitness
- Every complaint itself terminates membership
- Only popular opinion determines the sanction
- Privilege does not dispense with established misconduct and the required cautious exercise of disciplinary power
Legal references
- Changat v. Ban-eg, A.C.13757, October22,2024, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/oct2024/ac_13757_2024.html
- A.M.24-10-05-SC, August12,2025, effective November3,2025, amended Rule138 Sections1–3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_24-10-05-sc_2025.pdf
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