Practice question
A lawyer responds to a potential client’s disclosed specific facts in an online forum and gives tailored legal advice. He claims all online communication is merely general information. Which is correct?
- Only an offline payment can create professional duties
- Every online answer is categorically unregulated
- Only the website owner may give legal advice
- A disclaimer always changes the actual service
- CanonII Section43 distinguishes fact-specific advice as limited legal service
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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