'Disturbing' online posts prompt SC to revise lawyers' code - Justice Singh.

 'Disturbing' online posts prompt SC to revise lawyers' code - Justice Singh. 

"The Supreme Court building in Padre Faura, Manila on Aug. 24, 2022." 
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Several "disturbing" online posts pushed the high tribunal to revise its decades-old code governing the conduct of lawyers, Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh said Monday. 

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The proposed Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability will now regulate the use of social media, which will include a prohibition on sharing of fake news. 

[Highlights] of the proposed amendment to the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA):

• Lawyers are mandated to “ensure that his or her online posts uphold the dignity of the legal profession and shield it from disrepute, as well as maintain respect for the law.” 

• prohibits lawyers from posting, sharing, uploading and or disseminating false or unverified statements on social media; 

• Lawyers are also not allowed to reveal, “directly or indirectly, in his or her online posts confidential information obtained from a client or in the course of, or emanating from, the representation, except when allowed by law or this Code.”

• Lawyers should uphold the dignity of the legal profession in all social media interactions in a manner that enhances the confidence of the public in the legal system, as well as promote its responsible use;

• It also prohibits lawyers from creating, maintaining or operating accounts in social media for the purpose of hiding his or her identity to circumvent the law or the provisions of the CPRA;

• A proposed provision also states that “a lawyer shall not reveal, directly or indirectly, in his or her online posts confidential information obtained from a client or in the course of, or emanating from, the representation, except when allowed by law or this Code.”];

• The proposed CPRA also include a prohibition on lawyers from dating, sexual or romantic relationships with their clients during the engagement, unless the consensual relationship existed before lawyer-client relationship started.

'Disturbing' online posts prompt SC to revise lawyers' code - Justice Singh. 

Singh, who is the vice-chair of the subcommittee for the review of the 34-year-old Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR), stressed that lawyers’ actions, whether personal or professional, are covered by the code. 

“So this is something that we want to emphasize to our lawyers, to keep on reminding them that not just because you’re posting something personal, the code stops, stops its application to whatever action you have taken,” Singh said in an interview. 

According to the magistrate, it is now the “perfect time” to update the code, especially with the prevalent use of social media even among lawyers. 

"The Supreme Court building in Padre Faura, Manila on Aug. 24, 2022." 

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