Practice question
A foreign-qualified firm opens a Philippine office and tells clients that a foreign license plus a local business registration authorizes its lawyers to argue Philippine cases. No lawyer concerned has Philippine admission or relevant limited authority. Which is best?
- Business registration and foreign licensure do not supply the missing Philippine counsel authority
- A local office automatically creates Bar membership
- Foreign professional seniority removes all Philippine rules
- Every foreign firm employee is automatically a Philippine lawyer
- No foreign-qualified person may ever hold any lawful limited role
Legal references
- 2025 amended Rule 138 Section 1: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_24-10-05-sc_2025.pdf
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