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Paterno R. Canlas vs. Court of Appeals

PATERNO R. CANLAS, petitioner, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, and FRANCISCO HERRERA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-77691 | 1988-08-08

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

The case dramatizes the unpleasant spectacle of a lawyer tangling with his own client, more often than not, in the matter of fees. The lawyer, the petitioner himself, would have his petition decided on pure questions of procedure, yet, the Court cannot let pass unnoticed the murkier face of the controversy, wherein the law is corrupted to promote a lawyer's self-seeking ends, and the law profession, debased into a simple business dealing. Accordingly, we resolve it on the basis not only of the questions raised by the petitioner pertaining to procedure, but considering its serious ethical implications, on...