Practice question
An advocate-lawyer accepts a qualifying engagement for a public-interest cause, identifies legal remedies and tailors proposed legal steps to its objectives. Counsel argues a cause cannot qualify unless one individual purchases litigation services. Which is correct?
- Only purchased personal litigation qualifies
- The express person-or-cause language defeats that categorical claim
- A public-interest cause is excluded in every case
- The lawyer must become a government employee first
- Only a corporate retainer permits legal analysis
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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