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Northwestern University, Inc., et al. Vs. Atty. Macario D. Arquillo.

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, INC., and BEN A. NICOLAS, Complainants, versus Atty. MACARIO D. ARQUILLO, Respondent.

A.C. No. 6632 | 2005-08-02

EN BANC

D E C I S I O N 

PANGANIBAN, J.: 

Representing conflicting interests is prohibited by the Code of Professional Responsibility. Unless all the affected clients' 
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* On official leave. 

written consent is given after a full disclosure of all relevant facts, attorneys guilty of representing conflicting interests shall as a rule be sanctioned with suspension from the practice of law. 

The Case and the Facts 

This administrative case stems from a sworn Letter-Complaint[1] filed with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Commission on Bar Discipline (IBP-CBD) by Ben A. Nicolas, acting for...