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Code of Professional Responsibility

CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Code of Professional Responsibility | 1988-06-21

CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 
(Promulgated June 21, 1988) 

 
NOTE: The CPR has been amended by A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC  or the "Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability" which took effect on April 11, 2023
 

CHAPTER I. THE LAWYER AND SOCIETY
 
CANON 1 - A LAWYER SHALL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, OBEY THE LAWS OF THE LAND AND PROMOTE RESPECT FOR LAW OF AND LEGAL PROCESSES.
 
Rule 1.01 - A lawyer shall not engage in unlawful, dishonest, immoral or deceitful conduct.
 
Rule 1.02 - A lawyer shall not counsel or abet activities aimed at defiance of the law or at lessening...