Lawyers cannot charge excessive fees – SC

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Lawyers cannot charge excessive fees from their clients because “lawyering is not a money-making venture and lawyers are not merchants.”

This was stressed by the Supreme Court in a resolution released last Thursday as it pointed out that “law advocacy is not capital that yields profits.”“It is a calling that, unlike mercantile pursuits which enjoy a greater deal of freedom from government interference, is impressed with a public interest, for which it is subject to State regulation,” it added quoting from its 2006 decision.

MGHEA won its case when the National Labor Relations Commission directed MGH to pay the union more than P30.9 million as judgment reward. A writ of execution was issued by the NLRC. In 2012, the NLRC directed MGH to issue to MGHEA a postdated check for P1.17 million as payment for attorney’s fees. Nilong contested the directive but the NLRC did not agree.

Nilong invoked the amicable settlement on his attorney’s fees and pointed out that the agreement had become final and executory.

 

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