Sunday, August 7, 2011

IBP Not Liable For Damages for Recommendation of Disbarment Without Full-Blown Hearing

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Board of Governors of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP Board) cannot be held liable for damages for prematurely recommending the disbarment of a lawyer based solely on the position papers and affidavits of witnesses of the parties and without the benefit of an exhaustive hearing.

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