Practice question
A foreign lawyer not admitted here conducts an ordinary Philippine legal practice through a local lawyer who merely lends a name. No exception applies. Which is sound?
- Nominal signing does not avoid the indirect-practice prohibition.
- A borrowed local name cures every unauthorized act.
- The CPRA regulates signatures alone.
- Private cooperation supersedes admission rules.
- Every foreign firm may practice through any nominee.
Legal references
- RA 9285, Sections 22 and 33: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9285_2004.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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