Practice question
A Cabinet secretary conducts an ongoing private consultancy that admittedly constitutes legal practice but charges no fees. Is nonpayment alone a constitutional exemption?
- Yes; only paid professions are restricted.
- Yes; free retainers always override the Constitution.
- Yes; private clients may waive the restriction.
- Yes; a fee receipt is the sole test of practice.
- No.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 13: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- RA 6713, Sections 7(b)(2) and 13: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html
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