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Tan Tiong Bio AKA Henry Tan Vs. Atty Renata L. Gonzales

TAN TIONG BIO a.k.a. HENRY TAN, Complainant, versus ATTY. RENATO L. GONZALES, Respondent.

A.C. No. 6634 | 2007-08-23

D E C I S I O N


GARCIA, J.:

Under consideration is this complaint[1] for disbarment filed by Tan Tiong Bio, a.k.a. Henry Tan, against Atty. Renato L. Gonzales for allegedly notarizing a conveying deed outside the territory covered by his notarial commission and without requiring the personal presence before him of the signatories to the deed before notarizing the same, in violation of the Notarial Law and the lawyer's oath.

As records reveal, complainant purchased several parcels of land at the Manila Southwoods Residential Estates (Southwoods, for short), a mix residential-commercial complex situated in Carmona, Cavite owned/operated...