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A trial lawyer in the Philippines was suspended for one year for violating ethics rules by representing both parties in a legal separation case. Specifically, the lawyer represented both the husband and wife in their legal separation case and in a related nullity of marriage case. This posed a clear conflict of interest. The Supreme Court of the Philippines found the lawyer guilty of failing to maintain undivided allegiance to clients and avoiding conflicts of interest, as required by the Code of Profession

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Niña Marie Descallar

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