Practice question
During tenure, a Cabinet member arranges for a private law firm's associate to handle the member's retained clients while the member continues directing case strategy privately. The member claims that avoiding personal court appearance avoids Section 13. Which assessment is correct?
- Only personal courtroom appearance could be prohibited
- Using an associate automatically supplies constitutional permission
- Indirect practice is also prohibited, so the arrangement is not excused merely by avoiding personal appearance
- Any firm arrangement is a constitutional exception
- The clients' consent converts the work into public service
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 13: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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