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    1. Tan Tek Beng and David Limoteo had a written agreement to divide commissions from clients supplied by Tan, but their business relationship did not last due to accusations and double-crossing. 2. Tan accused David of malpractice and breach of agreement. The case was sent to the Supreme Court. 3. The Supreme Court ruled that David was guilty of malpractice. The agreement was void as it amounted to improper solicitation of cases for gain.

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    1. Tan Tek Beng and David Limoteo had a written agreement to divide commissions from clients supplied by Tan, but their business relationship did not last due to accusations and double-crossing. 2. Tan accused David of malpractice and breach of agreement. The case was sent to the Supreme Court. 3. The Supreme Court ruled that David was guilty of malpractice. The agreement was void as it amounted to improper solicitation of cases for gain.

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    Tan Tek Beng Vs David

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    Melody May Omelan Arguelles
    1. Tan Tek Beng and David Limoteo had a written agreement to divide commissions from clients supplied by Tan, but their business relationship did not last due to accusations and double-crossing. 2. Tan accused David of malpractice and breach of agreement. The case was sent to the Supreme Court. 3. The Supreme Court ruled that David was guilty of malpractice. The agreement was void as it amounted to improper solicitation of cases for gain.

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    Tan Tek Beng vs.

    David 126 SCRA 389 Case: Administrative case filed in the Supreme Court Tan Tek Beng (non-lawyer) has had an agreement w th T moteo !a" d (lawyer) as do#$mented %y a letter made %y !a" d w th terms and #ond t on that reads& 1' all #omm ss on(attorney)s *ees *rom the #l ents s$++l ed %y Tan w ll %e d " ded ,--,- %etween them 2' !a" d w ll not deal d re#tly w th the r #l ents w tho$t Tan)s #onsent 3' Tan w ll %e #olle#t ng and kee+ ng the sa d *ees(ad"an#es .' /ther #l ents who are related to Tan and are #onta#ted thro$gh h m w ll %e h s #l ents Th s agreement was agreed %y the +art es %$t the r %$s ness relat onsh + d d not last d$e to a##$sat ons and do$%le-#ross' Be#a$se o* the alleged %rea#h o* agreement Tan a##$sed !a" d to 0res' Asst' 1amora2 /** #e o* C " l Relat ons and to S$+reme Co$rt2 Th s #ase was sent to Sol # tor 3eneral *or n"est gat on2 re+ort and re#ommendat on' Issue: 4/5 a d s# +l nary a#t on %e taken aga nst !a" d6 Ruling: !a" d s re+r manded *or %e ng g$ lty o* mal+ra#t #e' Grounds: The agreement made s "o d %e#a$se t s tantamo$nt to mal+ra#t #e o* sol # t ng #ases at law *or the +$r+ose o* ga n2 e ther +ersonally or thro$gh agents or %rokers' 0ra#t #e o* law s a +ro*ess on2 not a %$s ness' Commer# al 7at on o* law +ra#t #e s #ondemned n #erta n #anons o* +ro*ess onal eth #s ado+ted %y Amer #an Bar Asso# at on that +roh % ts d " s on o* *ees2 ntermed ar es2 and #om+ensat on2 #omm ss on and re%ates' The d s#o$ntenan#e o* !a" d)s #ond$#t was not %e#a$se o* the #om+la nt o* Tan Tek Beng (who does not know a%o$t legal eth #s) %$t %e#a$se !a" d sho$ld ha"e known %etter that $n+ro*ess onal #ond$#t n an attorney s that wh #h " olates the r$le or eth #al #odes o* h s +ro*ess on or wh #h s $n%e#om ng a mem%er o* that +ro*ess on'

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