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2003-06-20 |
BELLOSILLO, J. |
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| Verily, the negligence of petitioner's counsel cannot be deemed as negligence of petitioner herself in the case at bar. A notice to a lawyer who appears to have been unconscionably irresponsible cannot be considered as notice to his client.[7] Under the peculiar circumstances of this case, it appears from the records that counsel was negligent in not adequately protecting his client's interest, which necessarily calls for a liberal construction of the Rules. | |||||