Practice question
A municipal mayor who is a lawyer proposes to handle private clients only at night. Does the schedule alone avoid Section 90(a)?
- No, the specific prohibition on the mayor's private professional practice is not limited to session or office hours
- Yes, all nighttime practice is authorized
- Yes, mayors are covered only during sanggunian sessions
- Yes, a client may waive the restriction
- Yes, if no official title appears in the retainer
Legal references
- R.A. No. 7160, Section 90(a)–(c), with questions confined to private law practice by governors and city or municipal mayors: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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