FADI HASAN MAHMOUD SHUMALI, COMPLAINANT , vs. . ATTY. JAMES BRYAN O. AGUSTIN, * .
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 237449
- Promulgated: 2023-11-29
- Ponente: INTING, J.
Keywords
Rule 16.03, Canon 16 of the Code of Professional Responsibility, Section 11, Republic Act No. 8239 (Philippine Passport Act of 1996), Section 6(k) of RA 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995), Section 5(f) of RA 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003), Attorney's Lien, Doctrine of Processual Presumption, Administrative case against a lawyer, Lawyer’s refusal to return client’s passport, Unauthorized withholding of travel documents (Illegal Recruitment/Trafficking in Persons), Reprimand, Suspension from the practice of law, Mitigating circumstances, Less Serious Offense, Suspension from the practice of law imposed, Decision immediately executory, passport, section, atty., canon, shall