“Selfies are okay, but lately, we have been noticing that lawyers posting photos of letters from their clients who liked their work, or they will post about documents they will be filing in court. They are probably excited, but that is not allowed-- READ:
Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen stressed that selfies are okay, but they noticed some lawyers have been posting on social media communications such as letters, text messages, and even gifts from their clients or photos of documents they will be filing in court.
Leonen along with Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo and Associate Justices Jose Midas Marquez and Japar Dimaampao were present during the SC Meets the Press: Dialogue and Thanksgiving event. “The tolerance of the Supreme Court on this has been stretched and sooner or later a disbarment case may be filed against one or two because they actually violated attorney-client privileged,” he said.
“So these include minute resolutions, unsigned resolutions, signed decisions, and signed resolutions,” Gesmundo said, in a press conference in Manila.
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