Title 2025 Centralbooks Bar Q&A Legal Ethics.pdf ✅

BARQ&A LEGAL ETHICS 2025 Edition JUDGE ED VINCENT S. ALBANO (Ret.) Former Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 50, Pampanga (Ret); A.B. Political Science, Far Eastern University, 1970; LI.B., Institute of Law, FEU (Cum Laude); 1974 Professor of Law, San Beda University; San Beda College-Alabang; La Salle, Lipa City; PLM; Former Dean, College of Law, University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna; Professor and Bar Reviewer in Remedial Law, Civil Law, Political Law, San Beda University; University of San Jose Recoletos, Cebu City; Albano Bar Review Center. Former Holder, Juan Ponce Enrile and Pedro Concepcion Professorial Chair in Civil Law, Institute of Law, FEU; Author of the following books: Remedial Law Reviewer; Torts and Damages; Civil Law Reviewer; Persons and Family Relations; Pre-Week Reviewer in Legal Ethics; Political Law Reviewer; Philippine Government and Constitution; Pre-Week Reviewer in Civil Law; Pre-Week Reviewer in Remedial Law; Pre-Week Reviewer in Political Law; Member of the Faculty, Philippine Judicial Academy, Supreme Court; Proprietor and Bar Review Director, Albano Bar Review Center (ABRC); Member Board of Trustees, Holy Trinity College of General Santos City. Co-Authors ED VINCENT A. ALBANO, JR. (t) A.B. Political Science, De la Salle University; LI.B., Far Eastern University; 1999; Law Practitioner, Professor of Law, University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna MYLA KHRISTABELLE ALBANO-PUA A.B. Legal Management, UST; LI.B., Far Eastern University: 2002; Professor of Law, University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna; Former Securities Counsel III, Securities and Exchange Commission ED VINCENT A. ALBANO III A.B. Legal Management, UST; LI.B., Arellano University; 2005; Professor of Law, University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna; University of Pasay; Author of the following books: Election Law, Land Registration and Private International Law Former Assistant Solicitor III, Office of the Solicitor General Bar Reviewer in Land Registration; Private International Law, Special Commercial Laws. UST-REG
DEDICATION This book is dedicated to my late parents, Andres Al- bano and Guillerma Soriano and to my wife, Lilian, who has been supportive of my activities through the years and children Jonjon, Myla and Vinci who are now all lawyers and co-authors of this book. This is also especially dedicated to my late son, Atty. Ed Vincent A. Albano, Jr., who has already joined his creator. Judge Ed Vincents. Albano To my wife Sheila and to my precious boy Sean Vin- cent, this work is lovingly dedicated. A tty. Ed Vincent A. Albano, Jr. I dedicate this work to my husband Carlo who's ever tolerate of me, and to our little angels, Carl Vincent and Andrew Vincent. Atty. Myla Khristabelle A. Pua To my family and friends who have helped me pray to hurdle the Bar Examinations, I offer my humble contribu- tions to this book. To my wife Tiffany, this book is also dedicated to you. A tty. Ed Vincent A. Albano III UST-REG
ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors owe the completion of this work to the people who unselfishly extended their much need help in putting this book together. We wish to thank them here, however unembellished it may be. Linda Joya for providing advance sheets of Supreme Court decisions cited in this book. Nova Marie M. Estabillo, my assistant in the College of Law, for industriously proofreading the manuscript of this book. Crystal Goc-Perez, my secretary in the law office, for tirelessly encoding the manuscript of this book. The Authors UST-REG
PREFACE This book was prepared with the intention of making the subject easier for the students to understand the same. It is the author's belief that the reviewee must easily understand the complicated aspects of the law; hence, the simplicity of this work. This can also serve as a guide for lawyers and judges in this practice and decision- making. This book contains important provisions of the law and doctrinal decisions up to 2019 designed to prepare the reviewees for the Bar Examination. The authors wish to convey their heartfelt thanks to all their friends for encouraging them to write the book. The revision of this book was inspired by the positive response of students, bar reviewees, and members of the Bar. It may not be a perfect work, but we hope that it has and will contribute to your success. And to all of you who have been reading this book, we thank you. The Authors UST-REG