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Practice question: Privileges of a Lawyer

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A lawyer's relevant quasi-judicial submission is initially confined to required recipients, but the lawyer later sends it to unrelated strangers. Explain why the privilege analysis must distinguish required service from the separate dissemination, without deciding all elements of a possible defamation claim.

Legal references

  • Arquiza v. People, G.R. No. 261627, November 13, 2024, MAIN decision, absolute privilege and four-fold test: https://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/nov2024/gr_261627_2024.html

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