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Sep 27, 2004 bouncing checks law criminal law uncontrollable fear state of necessity negotiable instruments

Bouncing Checks Law: When Fear and Necessity Do Not Excuse Issuing Bad Checks

The Supreme Court clarifies when uncontrollable fear and state of necessity cannot excuse liability under the Bouncing Checks Law.

May 28, 2002 legal ethics code of professional responsibility administrative case lawyer suspension b.p. 22

Lawyer Indefinitely Suspended for Dishonesty and Defying Court Processes

A lawyer who kept a client's sale proceeds, issued bad checks, and defied court orders was indefinitely suspended by the Supreme Court.

Jan 28, 1998 legal ethics lawyer discipline code of professional responsibility bad checks administrative case

When a Lawyer's Private Misconduct Warrants Disciplinary Action

A lawyer's private misconduct can warrant suspension. This case explains when bad checks and deceitful conduct trigger discipline.

Jan 28, 1998 legal ethics disbarment attorney misconduct code of professional responsibility supreme court

When Can a Lawyer Be Disbarred in the Philippines? A Landmark Case on Misconduct

Learn when Philippine courts discipline lawyers for private misconduct, based on a 1998 Supreme Court ruling on a lawyer's bad checks.