Practice question
After an administrative finding of dishonest private dealings, the lawyer argues that no civil liability may ever be litigated because professional discipline completely replaced all private remedies. Which is correct?
- Ban-eg expressly preserves proper separate civil and criminal proceedings
- Discipline is universal satisfaction of every obligation
- Disbarment automatically pays all damages
- The public-interest proceeding extinguishes every private claim
- Only a new Bar examination can restore a civil remedy
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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