The privilege of a retaining lien granted to an attorney does not cover papers and documents which are public in character and which have been introduced as exhibits. Such papers and documents are properly subject to the Court’s custody. In the case at bar, the intransigence of the petitioner in his persistence to continue in possession of the papers and documents in question based on his erroneous belief as to the extent of the privilege of a retaining lien, must not be accorded the imprimatur of the approval of this Tribunal. If such were not the law, the resulting injury to a fair and efficient administration of justice might well prove to be incalculable. Against such a deplorable consequence this Court must resolutely set its face. (Villanueva v. Querubin, G.R. No. L-26137. September 23, 1968)
Public documents which have been introduced as exhibits not covered by retaining lien
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