Decision summaries
What each Supreme Court decision decided, in a sentence or two. Open one and use its Summary tab for the facts, issue and ruling in plain language or lawyer mode. These are study aids, not legal advice. Check the decision itself before you rely on it.
- A.C. 10612Jan 2023(Formerly Cbd Case No. 17-5384) Atty. Nora M. Saludares v. Atty. Reynaldo SaludaresA lawyer who openly carries on an affair while married, and shows no shame about it, can be disbarred for gross immorality.
- A.M. P-21-027Jan 2023(Formerly Oca-Ipi No. 17-4769-P) Presiding Judge Lorna B. Santiago-Avila, Regional Trial Court, Branch 36, General Santos City, South Cotabato v. Juanito B. Narisma, Jr. Process Server, RTC Branch 36, General Santos City, South CotabatoA court process server who joins in extorting money from a litigant by promising a favorable court order is guilty of grave misconduct, even after leaving the service.
- A.C. 13132Jan 2023Teodora Altobano-Ruiz v. Attys. Wilfredo a. Ruiz, Cherry Anne dela Cruz, and Francisco S. Benedicto, IIIA lawyer who for years dodged a court order to support his child, used false addresses, and signed a deal with his mistress to hide his assets was disbarred.
- A.C. 12878Jan 2023Tomas G. Tan v. Atty. Dennis C. PanganA lawyer who issues a bouncing check and refuses to return a client's money can be disbarred, especially if he has been punished before.