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Practice question: Definition and Nature (Canon III, Sec. 1)

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Practice question

A lawyer advises a client on legal remedies entirely by video calls and secure messages under an accepted engagement. No court filing occurs. She claims the remote medium prevents classification as practice regardless of the actual service. Which is correct?
  1. The medium does not remove the substantive legal service from the definition
  2. Only face-to-face consultations are practice
  3. Every remote opinion is a private hobby
  4. No legal judgment can be applied remotely
  5. A court stamp is indispensable to every engagement

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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