Practice question
Does litigation privilege necessarily immunize counsel from professional discipline for offensive personal attacks in pleadings?
- No.
- Yes; every professional standard disappears.
- Yes; pleadings can never support discipline.
- Yes; the Court loses supervisory authority.
- Yes; offensive personalities become a duty.
Legal references
- Law Firm of Chavez Miranda Aseoche v. Lazaro and Morta, AC 7045, September 5, 2016, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2016/sep2016/ac_7045_2016.html
- CPRA, AM 22-09-01-SC, Canon II Sections 2 and 4, Canon III Section 33, Canon VI Section 52, as specifically identified: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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