§ 30 Lawyer heard before dismissal or suspension. – No lawyer may be removed from office or suspended until he has had a reasonable opportunity to comment on the charges against him, to present witnesses on his own behalf and to be heard by himself or by a lawyer. However, if, after reasonable notice, he fails to appear and respond to the charges, the court may decide the case ex parte. Article 37 Lawyers` privileges. – A lawyer has a lien on his client`s funds, documents and papers that have lawfully come into his possession and can keep them until his legal fees and expenses are paid, and can use these funds for satisfaction. He also has a privilege to the same extent on all decisions relating to the payment of money and enforcement rendered pursuant to judgments obtained in a dispute instituted by his client, from the date on which he entered in the court record a declaration of his right to such privilege. who delivered that judgment. or has ordered such performance and has had his client and the opposing party notified in writing; and he shall have the same right and power over such judgments and executions as his client would have to enforce his privilege and to ensure the payment of his fair fees and expenses. Paragraph 3.

Superior Court Procedure Applied in the Philippines. – Proceedings initiated by a higher court in which a case is pending to bring an accused, arrest an accused or execute an order or judgment of the court may be enforced in any part of the Philippines. Paragraph 15. Unprinted papers. All unprinted materials submitted to the superior courts of the Philippines must be written on good quality paper twelve and three eight inches long and eight and a half inches wide, leaving a margin of at least one and a half inches wide at the top and left. Paragraph 11. Voluntary termination of membership; Recovery. – A member may terminate his membership by submitting a written notice to that effect to the Secretary of the Integrated Bar Association, who shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the Supreme Court. He immediately ceases to be a member and his name is removed from the list of lawyers by the court. Restitutio in integrum may be effected by the Court in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Board of Governors and approved by the Court. Criminal proceedings may be ordered by a justice of the peace or other subordinate court outside his province if the district judge or, in his absence, the provincial judge certifies that, in his opinion, the interests of the judges require such service. Paragraph 9.

– The Registry shall keep a book of judgments containing a copy of each judgment delivered by the court in the order of its date and a book containing the entries of the judgments containing, in chronological order, the entries of all the judgments or final orders of the court; Paragraph 12. Confidentiality of proceedings. – Proceedings against judges of ordinary and special courts and judges of the Court of Appeal and Sandiganbayan are private and confidential, but a copy of the court`s decision or order must be attached to the defendant`s minutes at the court administrator`s office. Paragraph 2. Appearance. – The appearance of the law student authorized by this rule is under the direct supervision and control of a member of the integrated bar of the Philippines, duly accredited by the Faculty of Law. All pleadings, motions, factums, briefs or other documents to be filed must be signed by supervising counsel for and on behalf of the legal clinic. § 31 Indigent litigants` lawyers.

– A court may appoint a lawyer to provide free professional assistance to each party in a case if the investigation reveals that the party is destitute and cannot employ a lawyer and that the services of a lawyer are necessary to ensure the objectives of justice and protect the rights of the party. It is the responsibility of the lawyer so appointed to provide the requested service, unless excused by the court for sufficient reason. A municipal judge may keep two records, one for civil cases and one for criminal cases. He shall also keep all pleadings and other documents and evidence in cases pending before his court and shall certify copies of his transit slips and other records for certification of the fees prescribed in these Rules.