Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING LAWYERS AND LAW FIRMS TO RENDER LEGAL SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE TO PAUPER CLIENTS AND TO REWARD THEM WITH TAX CREDITS FOR THEIR LEGAL SERVICES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PAUPERS LEGAL ASSISTANCE ACT'
Date filed
July 24, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01304 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING LAWYERS AND LAW FIRMS TO RENDER LEGAL SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE TO PAUPER CLIENTS AND TO REWARD THEM WITH TAX CREDITS FOR THEIR LEGAL SERVICES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PAUPERS LEGAL ASSISTANCE ACT' | |
| ABSTRACT : "Paupers Legal Assistance Act". Seeks to help the underprivleged litigants to secure the services of abogados de campanilla by compelling the latter to extend their legal expertise which will be considered as tax credit as a form of recompense fortheir pro bono publico services. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : APOSTOL, SERGIO ANTONIO F. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-07-24 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | 4. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 1998-07-30 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WAYS AND MEANS |
Abstract
"Paupers Legal Assistance Act". Seeks to help the underprivleged litigants to secure the services of abogados de campanilla by compelling the latter to extend their legal expertise which will be considered as tax credit as a form of recompense fortheir pro bono publico services.
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