Lawyer's failure to file; inexcusable negligence
In Perla Compania de Seguros, Inc. v. Saquilabon,[1] the Supreme Court
considered a lawyer's failure to file a brief for his client to be
inexcusable negligence. The Supreme
Court held that the lawyer's omission amounted to a serious lapse in the duty he
owed his client and in his professional obligation not to delay litigation and
to aid the courts in the speedy administration of justice.
Similarly
in Uy v. Tansinsin,[2] the High Court ruled that a lawyer's failure to file
the required pleadings and to inform his client about the developments in her
case fell below the standard and amounted to a violation of Rule 18.03 of the
Code of Professional Responsibility. The Supreme Court emphasized the importance
of the lawyers' duty to keep their clients adequately and fully informed about
the developments in their cases, and held that
a client should never be left in the dark, for to do so would be to
destroy the trust, faith, and confidence reposed in the retained lawyer and in
the legal profession as a whole.
Similarly
in Uy v. Tansinsin,[2] the High Court ruled that a lawyer's failure to file
the required pleadings and to inform his client about the developments in her
case fell below the standard and amounted to a violation of Rule 18.03 of the
Code of Professional Responsibility. The Supreme Court emphasized the importance
of the lawyers' duty to keep their clients adequately and fully informed about
the developments in their cases, and held that
a client should never be left in the dark, for to do so would be to
destroy the trust, faith, and confidence reposed in the retained lawyer and in
the legal profession as a whole.
[1] 337 Phil. 555, 558 (1997).
[2] 610 Phil. 709 (2009).