Practice question
Which conduct falls within Rule71 §1's description of direct contempt?
- Misbehavior in the court's presence or so near it as to obstruct or interrupt proceedings, within the Rule's terms.
- Every unfavorable private opinion about any lawyer.
- Every unsuccessful argument made respectfully.
- Every breach of a contract outside litigation.
- Every failure to win a case.
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court current2019 Rules69–71.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rules69–71, read with current2019 and2022 expedited-procedure amendments.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/aug2024/gr_261123_2024.html — GR261123, August2024, main decision (Rule71 initiation).
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