Practice question
A suspended handling lawyer belongs to a firm. The client wants another authorized firm lawyer to continue. Does the suspension automatically terminate the client’s engagement with the entire firm?
- Yes, every firm engagement automatically vanishes
- No, so the suspended lawyer may keep handling the case
- Only the suspended lawyer may select counsel against the client’s wishes
- The firm may conceal the suspension from the client
- No, unless the client chooses otherwise
Legal references
- CPRA, Canon VI Section 52: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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