Practice question
A lawyer employed as court personnel asks the head of office for approval to handle ordinary private cases. Explain why the 2025 Code's outside-employment provision does not by itself dispense with Supreme Court authorization for private law practice.
Legal references
- 2025 Code of Conduct and Accountability for Court Officials and Personnel, A.M. No. 25-06-11-SC, Canon II, Sections 8–9: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100842
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