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AGUIRRE VS RANA Final
AGUIRRE VS RANA Final
FACTS:
Respondent Rana is among those who passed the 2000 Bar Examination.
Before the schedule mass oath-taking, complainant Aguirre filed against
respondent a Petition for Denial of Admission to the Bar. The court allowed
respondent to take his oath. Respondent took the lawyer’s oath on the
scheduled date but has not signed the Roll of Attorney up to now.
ISSUE:
The court held that “practice of Law” means any activity, in or out of court,
which requires the application of law, legal procedure, knowledge, trainign
and experience. To engage in the practice of law is to perform acts which are
usually performed by members of the legl profession. Generally, to practice
law is to render any kind of service which requires use of legal knowledge
or skills.