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2009-10-02 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| In the case of Concept Placement Resources, Inc. v. Funk,[35] this Court reduced the amount of attorney's fees which it ruled to be iniquitous and unconscionable after finding that the lawyer did not encounter difficulty in representing his client. It was held: We observe, however, that respondent did not encounter difficulty in representing petitioner. The complaint against it was dismissed with prejudice. All that respondent did was to prepare the answer with counterclaim and possibly petitioner's position paper. Considering respondent's limited legal services and the case involved is not complicated, the award of P50,000.00 as attorney's fees is a bit excessive. In First Metro Investment Corporation vs. Este del Sol Mountain Reserve, Inc., we ruled that courts are empowered to reduce the amount of attorney's fees if the same is iniquitous or unconscionable. Under the circumstances obtaining in this case, we consider the amount of P20,000.00 reasonable.[36] | |||||