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1.May a lawyer accept compensation for his service rendered by him to his client
other than from the client himself? is there a violation in legal ethics?
ANSWER:No.

under canon 20.03 of the code of professional

responsibility;a lawyer must not accept fee from anyone
without the clients consent other than the client himself.
2. A judge of a case is confronted with a situation where a lawyer appeared in his
sala as a counsel of the accused.this lawyer is the ninong of his children and a
neighbor,considereing this relationship.is the judge required to inhibit?

No. CANON 3.12 of the code of judicial conduct

enumerates the instances where the judge must inhibit in
conducting the trial.IN THE CASE AT BAR, the person in
question does not fall within the enumeration given.
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3. One of the cannons of legal ethics is the duty of the lawyer to serve only with in
the bounds of the law. will the lawyer violate legal ethics of in peace in earnest
efforts to defend his client. may a lawyer sacrifice the truth?
Sub question: how far may a lawyer go in supporting a client cost? Does he have
the right to control all aspects of the case.

No. the lawyer must represent his client within the

zeal bound of the law. He must employ as provided for by
canon 19.01 only fair and honest means to defend his
clients costs.
ANSWER:

Yes. the lawyer control all the aspects of the case.

4.Supposing the governor is charge with homicide AND engage your service as his
lawyer, there is only one witness to the incident. that the governor disclose to you
his plan to kill the witness through a vehicular accident. What are the moral and
legal obligations to the governor and to the authorities? Should the plan of the
governor push through and you are curtained that the governor is the one
responsible, Are you under obligation to disclose to the authorities what was confide
to you?
Whether this is a priveledge communication b/w the lawyer and the governor.

NO, the lawyer is not under the obligation to

disclose such information because this is a privileged
communication between a lawyer and a client. The
lawyer is bound by the law as provided for under the
canon 15 of legal and judial ethics.
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5. a lawyer discovered a fraud committed by his client against the adverse party.
what should he take so that his client will secure only that which is due him and
which is fair to him.

the lawyer under canon 19.02 of the code of

professional of responsibility provides that a lawyer shall
upon gaining information that his client committed fraud,
he must correct his client, if his effort fails. he must
terminate the relationship in accordance with the rules of
court.
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