Practice question
A covered Cabinet official supplies substantive private legal advice through a colleague who signs every opinion. Does the absent signature alone defeat the constitutional restriction?
- Yes; the colleague’s signature legalizes all the official’s private services.
- Yes; only Supreme Court appearances count as practice.
- Yes; an unsigned opinion cannot be professional work.
- No; indirect professional practice is also prohibited.
- Yes; undisclosed advisers are expressly exempt.
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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