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    This circular from the Supreme Court of the Philippines announces amendments to rules regarding the mandatory disclosure of lawyers' continuing legal education compliance or exemption status in all court pleadings. It repeals the previous penalty of case dismissal for non-disclosure, replacing it with fines and potential disciplinary action. The circular also prescribes fines of 2,000 to 4,000 pesos for successive offenses of non-disclosure, as well as possible designation as a delinquent Bar member and discharge from the case with a right for the client to hire a new lawyer.

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    This circular from the Supreme Court of the Philippines announces amendments to rules regarding the mandatory disclosure of lawyers' continuing legal education compliance or exemption status in all court pleadings. It repeals the previous penalty of case dismissal for non-disclosure, replacing it with fines and potential disciplinary action. The circular also prescribes fines of 2,000 to 4,000 pesos for successive offenses of non-disclosure, as well as possible designation as a delinquent Bar member and discharge from the case with a right for the client to hire a new lawyer.

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    This circular from the Supreme Court of the Philippines announces amendments to rules regarding the mandatory disclosure of lawyers' continuing legal education compliance or exemption status in all court pleadings. It repeals the previous penalty of case dismissal for non-disclosure, replacing it with fines and potential disciplinary action. The circular also prescribes fines of 2,000 to 4,000 pesos for successive offenses of non-disclosure, as well as possible designation as a delinquent Bar member and discharge from the case with a right for the client to hire a new lawyer.

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    This circular from the Supreme Court of the Philippines announces amendments to rules regarding the mandatory disclosure of lawyers' continuing legal education compliance or exemption status in all court pleadings. It repeals the previous penalty of case dismissal for non-disclosure, replacing it with fines and potential disciplinary action. The circular also prescribes fines of 2,000 to 4,000 pesos for successive offenses of non-disclosure, as well as possible designation as a delinquent Bar member and discharge from the case with a right for the client to hire a new lawyer.

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    Republic of the Philippines

    Supreme Court
    Office of the Court Administrator
    Manila

    OCA CIRCULAR NO. 79-2014

    TO: THE COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN


    COURT OF TAX APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL
    COURTS, SHARI'A DISTRICT COURTS,
    METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL
    TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL
    COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL
    COURTS, SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURTS, THE
    OFFICE OF THE STATE PROSECUTOR,
    PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE
    INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES

    SUBJECT: BAR MATTER NO. 1922 (RE: RECOMMENDATION


    OF THE MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL
    EDUCATION [MCLE] BOARD TO INDICATE
    IN ALL PLEADINGS FILED WITH THE COURTS
    THE COUNSEL'S MCLE CERTIFICATE OF
    COMPLIANCE OR CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION)

    In the Resolution of the Court En Banc dated January 14, 2014 in


    the above-cited administrative matter, the Court RESOLVED, upon the
    recommendation of the MCLE Governing Board, to:

    (a) AMEND the June 3, 2008 resolution by repealing


    the phrase Failure to disclose the required information would
    cause the dismissal of the case and the expunction of the
    pleadings from the records and replacing it with Failure to
    disclose the required information would subject the counsel to
    appropriate penalty and disciplinary action; and

    (b) PRESCRIBE the following rules for non-disclosure


    of current MCLE compliance/exemption number in the
    pleadings:
    (i) The lawyer shall be imposed a fine of
    P2,000.00 for the first offense, P3,000.00 for
    the second offense and P4,000.00 for the
    third offense;

    (ii) In addition to the fine, counsel may be listed


    as a delinquent member of the Bar pursuant
    to Section 2, Rule 13 of Bar Matter No. 850
    and its implementing rules and regulations;
    and

    (iii) The non-compliant lawyer shall be


    discharged from the case and the client/s
    shall be allowed to secure the services of a
    new counsel with the concomitant right to
    demand the return of fees already paid to the
    non-compliant lawyer.

    This revokes OCA Circular No. 66-2008 dated July 22, 2008, and
    any prior circular from the Office of the Court Administrator on this matter
    which is contrary to the foregoing is hereby superseded.

    For your information, guidance and strict compliance.

    26 May 2014

    JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ


    Court Administrator

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