17/04/2023
๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐
A lawyer shall uphold the dignity of the legal profession in all social media interactions in a manner that enhances the peopleโs confidence in the legal system, as well as promote its responsible use.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ
A lawyer shall have the duty to understand the benefits, risks, and ethical implications associated with the use of social media. (Section 36, Canon II of CPRA A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐
A lawyer shall ensure that his or her online posts, whether made in a public or restricted privacy setting that still holds an audience, uphold the dignity of the legal profession and shield it from disrepute, as well as maintain respect for the law. (Section 37, Canon II of CPRA A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
๐ก๐ผ๐ป-๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
A lawyer shall not knowingly or maliciously post, share, upload or otherwise disseminate false or unverified statements, claims, or commit any other act of disinformation. (Section 38, Canon II of CPRA A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐
A lawyer shall not create, maintain or operate accounts in social media to hide his or her identity for the purpose of circumventing the law or the provisions of the CPRA. (Section 39, Canon II of CPRA A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
๐ก๐ผ๐ป-๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐
A lawyer shall not reveal, directly or indirectly, in his or her online posts confidential information obtained from a client or in the course of, or emanating from, the representation, except when allowed by law or the CPRA. (Section 40, Canon II of CPRA A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ
A lawyer, who uses a social media account to communicate with any other person in relation to client confidences and information, shall exert efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure or use of, or unauthorized access to, such an account. (Section 41, Canon II of CPRA A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ
A lawyer shall not communicate, whether directly or indirectly, with an officer of any court, tribunal, or other government agency through social media to influence the latterโs performance of official duties. (Section 42, Canon II of CPRA A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป; ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
Pursuant to a lawyerโs duty to society and the legal profession, a lawyer may provide general legal information, including in answer to questions asked, at any fora, through traditional or electronic means, in all forms or types of mass or social media
A lawyer who gives legal advice on a specific set of facts as disclosed by a potential client in such fora or media dispenses Limited Legal Service and shall be bound by all the duties in the CPRA, in relation to such Limited Legal Service. (Section 43, Canon II of CPRA A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐
A lawyer shall exercise prudence in making posts or comments in social media that could violate the provisions on conflict of interest under the CPRA. (Section 44, Canon II of CPRA A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
