SYLLABUS FOR 2011 BAR EXAMINATIONS LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS A. LEGAL ETHICS 1. Practic !" La# a.

Concept (1) Privilege (2) Profession, Not Business b. Qualifications c. Appearance of Non-La !ers (1) La "tu#ent Practice

(2) Non-La !ers in Courts ($) Non-La !ers in A#%inistrative &ribunals (') Procee#ings ()ere La !ers Pro)ibite# fro% Appearing #. "anctions for Practice or Appearance (it)out Aut)orit! (1) La !ers (it)out Aut)orit! (2) Persons Not La !ers e. Public *fficials An# Practice of La (1) Pro)ibition or +is,ualification of -or%er .overn%ent Attorne!s f. La !ers Aut)ori/e# to 0epresent t)e .overn%ent g. La !er1s *at) 2. D$ti % a&' R %(!&%i)i*iti % !" a La#+ r a. "ociet! (1) 0espect for La an# Legal Processes

(2) 2fficient an# Convenient Legal "ervices ($) &rue, 3onest -air, +ignifie# an# *b4ective 5nfor%ation on Legal "ervices

(') Participation in t)e 5%prove%ent an# 0efor%s in Legal "!ste% (6) Participation in Legal 2#ucation Progra% b. &)e Legal Profession (1) 5ntegrate# Bar of t)e P)ilippines (a) 7e%bers)ip an# +ues (2) 8p)ol#ing t)e +ignit! an# 5ntegrit! of t)e Profession ($) Courtes!, -airness an# Can#or &o ar#s Professional Colleagues (') No Assistance in 8naut)ori/e# Practice of La c. &)e Courts (1) Can#or, -airness an# .oo# -ait) &o ar#s t)e Courts (2) 0espect for Courts an# 9u#icial *fficers ($) Assistance in t)e "pee#! an# 2fficient A#%inistration of 9ustice (') 0eliance on 7erits of Case, Not -ro% 5%proper 5nfluence 8pon t)e Courts #. &)e Clients (1) Availabilit! of "ervice (it)out +iscri%ination (a) "ervices 0egar#less of Person1s "tatus (b) "ervices as Counsel De Officio (c) :ali# .roun#s for 0efusal (2) Can#or, -airness an# Lo!alt! to Clients (a) Confi#entialit! 0ule (b) Privilege# Co%%unications (c) Conflict of 5nterest (#) Can#i# an# 3onest A#vice to Clients ($) Client1s 7one!s an# Properties

(a) -i#uciar! 0elations)ip (b) Co-7ingling of -un#s (c) +eliver! of -un#s (#) Borro ing or Len#ing (') -i#elit! to Client1s Cause (6) Co%petence an# +iligence (a) Negligence (b) Collaborating Counsel (c) +ut! to Apprise Client (;) 0epresentation (<) Attorne!1s -ees (a) Acceptance -ees (b) Contingenc! -ee Arrange%ents (c) Attorne!1s Liens (#) -ees an# Controversies it) Clients it) "eal (it)in Legal Boun#s
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(e) Concepts of Attorne!1s -ees (i) *r#inar! Concept (ii) 2=tra-*r#inar! Concept (>) Preservation of Client1s Confi#ences (a) ()en Allo e# (?) (it)#ra al of "ervices $. S$%( &%i!&, Di%)ar- &t a&' Di%ci(*i& !" La#+ r% a. Nature an# C)aracteristics of +isciplinar! Actions Against La !ers (1) Sui Generis (2) Prescription

b. .roun#s c. Procee#ings #. +iscipline of -ilipino La !ers Practice in -oreign 9uris#ictions '. R a'-i%%i!& t! t. Bar a. La !ers ()o 3ave Been "uspen#e# b. La !ers ()o 3ave Been +isbarre# c. La !ers ()o 3ave Been 0epatriate# 6. Ma&'at!r+ C!&ti&$i&/ L /a* E'$cati!& a. Purpose b. 0e,uire%ents c. Co%pliance #. 2=e%ptions e. "anctions ;. N!taria* Practic a. Qualifications of Notar! Public b. &er% of *ffice of Notar! Public c. Po ers an# Li%itations #. Notarial 0egister e. 9uris#iction of Notar! Public an# Place of Notari/ation f. 0evocation of Co%%ission g. Co%petent 2vi#ence of 5#entit! ). "anctions B. JUDICIAL ETHICS 1. "ources a. Ne Co#e of 9u#icial Con#uct for t)e P)ilippine 9u#iciar! (Bangalore +raft)

b. Co#e of 9u#icial Con#uct 2. Qualities a. 5n#epen#ence b. 5ntegrit! c. 5%partialit! #. Propriet! e. 2,ualit! f. Co%petence an# +iligence $. +iscipline of 7e%bers of t)e 9u#iciar! a. 7e%bers of t)e "upre%e Court (1) 5%peac)%ent b. Lo er Court 9u#ges an# 9ustices c. .roun#s #. 5%peac)%ent e. "anctions 5%pose# b! t)e "upre%e Court *n 2rring 7e%bers of t)e 9u#iciar! IMPORTANT NOTE0 &)is bar coverage #escription is not inten#e# an# s)oul# not be use# b! la sc)ools as a s!llabus or course outline in t)e covere# sub4ects. 5t )as been #ra n up for t)e li%ite# purpose of ensuring t)at can#i#ates revie ing for t)e bar e=a%inations are gui#e# on )at basic an# %ini%u% a%ounts of la s, #octrines, an# principles t)e! nee# to @no an# be able to use correctl! before t)e! can be license# to practice la . 7ore is re,uire# for e=cellent an# #istinguis)e# or@ as %e%bers of t)e Bar.