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Laurel vs. Delute [DECISION]

FELIPE D. LAUREL,[*] COMPLAINANT, VS. REYMELIO M. DELUTE, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12298 | 2020-09-01

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
Before the Court is an Affidavit-Complaint[1] filed by complainant Felipe D. Laurel (complainant) against respondent Reymelio M. Delute (respondent), seeking that the latter be disbarred for misleading and deceiving his own client.
 
The Facts
 
In the Affidavit-Complaint filed before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), it was alleged that complainant engaged the services of respondent as counsel in a dispute against Azucena Laurel-Velez (Azucena) involving a parcel of land that complainant inherited from his father (subject land). Sometime in 2003, respondent fetched...