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Jayne Yu vs Renato Lazaro Bondal

JAYNE Y. YU, Complainant, versus RENATO LAZARO BONDAL, Respondent.

A.C. No. 5534 | 2005-01-17



THIRD DIVISION
DECISION

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Atty. Renato Lazaro Bondal (respondent) stands charged in a complaint[1] filed by Jayne Y. Yu (complainant) for gross negligence and violation of Canon 16[2] and Rule 16.03[3] of the Code of Professional Responsibility arising from his alleged failure to attend to the five cases she referred to him and to return, despite demand, the amount of P51,716.54 she has paid him.

By complainant’s allegation, the following spawned the filing of the present administrative complaint:

On March 30, 2000, she engaged the services of respondent as counsel in the following cases: (1) “Jayne Yu. v. Swire Realty and...