Practice question
A lawyer accepts an unpaid engagement to advise a community group on its legal rights concerning a proposed ordinance. She applies law and judgment to its disclosed facts. Does absence of a fee alone exclude legal practice?
- Only a signed court pleading counts
- Yes; all unpaid advice is outside CPRA
- Only paying individuals can have legal objectives
- No; the defined legal service does not depend on payment alone
- The group must first sue
Legal references
- CPRA, A.M.22-09-01-SC, CanonIII Section1 and CanonII Section43, printedpage17/PDFpage12, primary Court text in government annex: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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