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Feb 2, 2011 civil-law counsel-negligence client-responsibility due-process appeal-rights supreme-court

Client Responsibility Prevails: The Binding Effect of Counsel's Negligence in Philippine Law

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when a client is bound by counsel's negligence, and the duty to monitor one's case.