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Giovani M. Igual vs Rolando S. Javier

GIOVANI M. IGUAL, complainant, vs. ATTY. ROLANDO S. JAVIER, respondent.

A.C. No. CBD-174 | 1996-03-07

PANGANIBAN, J.:


In the instant case, this Court has found occasion to again remind members of the Bar to observe honesty in their dealings with clients and the public alike, and fidelity to the cause entrusted to them.

This case stemmed from a Complaint-Affidavit filed by complainant with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on September 23, 1991 to initiate disbarment proceedings against the respondent, "for malpractice, deceit, dishonesty, (and) gross misconduct in his office as attorney and/or for violation of his lawyer's oath . . ." 1 Respondent was accused of having unlawfully withheld and misappropriated complainant's...