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Jan 13, 2003 attorney's fees quantum meruit legal ethics civil law philippine jurisprudence

Reasonable Attorney's Fees in the Philippines: Striking a Balance Between Lawyer Compensation and Client Inter

In Cortes v. Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court reduced a lawyer's fees on quantum meruit, ruling that lawyering is a calling and not a money-making venture.