Practice question
The client chooses another firm after its handling lawyer is suspended. Can the original firm compel the client to stay under Section 52’s continuity provision?
- Yes; the client is permanently bound.
- No; the provision preserves the client’s contrary choice.
- Yes; only the suspended lawyer selects new counsel.
- Yes; firm engagement can never end.
- Yes; suspension removes all client choices.
Legal references
- CPRA, AM 22-09-01-SC, Canon II Sections 2 and 4, Canon III Section 33, Canon VI Section 52, as specifically identified: https://bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph/local/pdf/RMC%20No.%20123-2023%20Annex%20A.pdf
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