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Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Company Inc. vs. Consunji

BATAAN SHIPYARD AND ENGINEERING COMPANY INC., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ANTHONY JAY B. CONSUNJI, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 11439 | 2022-01-04

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
This administrative case stemmed from a Complaint[1] filed by Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Company Inc. (BASECO), through its Board of Directors, against Atty. Anthony Jay B. Consunji (Atty. Consunji) for receiving excessive cash advances and professional fees from BASECO and failing to render an accounting and liquidation of the said moneys in violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR).
 
Facts of the Case

BASECO is a stock corporation engaged in the leasing of real properties for pier and port operations, ship docking, provisioning and cargo handling. Meanwhile, Atty....