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CZARINA T. MALVAR, PETITIONER, VS. KRAFT FOOD PHILS., INC. AND/OR BIENVENIDO BAUTISTA, KRAFT FOODS INTERNATIONAL, RESPONDENTS.

CZARINA T. MALVAR, PETITIONER, VS. KRAFT FOOD PHILS., INC. AND/OR BIENVENIDO BAUTISTA, KRAFT FOODS INTERNATIONAL, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 183952 | 2013-09-09

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

BERSAMIN, J.:

Although the practice of law is not a business, an attorney is entitled to be properly compensated for the professional services rendered for the client, who is bound by her express agreement to duly compensate the attorney. The client may not deny her attorney such just compensation.

The Case
 
The case initially concerned the execution of a final decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in a labor litigation, but has mutated into a dispute over attorney’s fees between the winning employee and her attorney after she entered into a compromise agreement with her employer under circumstances...