Lawyer disbarred for dishonesty -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/6490.pdf"x x x.Quite the contrary, he employed his knowledge and skill of the law as wellas took advantage of the credulity of petitioners to...
View ArticleGross negligence by lawyers -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/7749.pdf"x x x.As regards the appropriate penalty, several cases show that lawyers who have been held liable for gross negligence for infractions...
View ArticleThe Civil Trial Process - James N. Guirl Personal Injury Law Blog on Lawyers.com
see - The Civil Trial Process - James N. Guirl Personal Injury Law Blog on Lawyers.comTHE US CIVIL TRIAL PROCESS IS NOT VERY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE PHL, EXCEPT PERHAPS THAT IN THE USA THE DISCOVERY...
View ArticleLibel, Press Freedom, Privileged Communication
Lawyer Lorna Kapunan says the Inquirer and Rappler.com are liable for libel for failing to get the side of her clients Janet Napoles and her daughter, and for printing “false” stories. She says she...
View ArticleEvils of pork barrel system.
Budget Secretary Florencio Abad claims: “Ultimately, the decision on whether or not to abolish or continue on with the PDAF rests with ...the House of Representatives. So, I think it’s better for us to...
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JURIST - Paper Chase: US embassy criticizes new Vietnam Internet decree
see - JURIST - Paper Chase: US embassy criticizes new Vietnam Internet decreeTHE PHILIPPINES HAS AN EQUIVALENT ANTI CYBERCRIME LAW. THE SUPREME COURT HAS RESTRAINED IT PENDENTE LITE. VIETNAM HAS SUCH A...
View ArticleRetrenchment vs. closure or cessation of business -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/172846.pdf"x x x."To be precise, closure or cessation of an employer’s business operations, whether in whole or in part, is governed by Article 283...
View ArticleMentally retarded witness -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/197537.pdf"x x x.The fact of AAA’s mental retardation did not impair the credibility of her testimony. Mental retardation per se does not affect...
View ArticleSel-defense; burden of evidence -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/190340.pdf"x x x."Rogelio admits that he killed Abacco albeit in self-defense. “The rule consistently adhered to in this jurisdiction is that when...
View ArticleTender of payment and judicial consignation -...
see - .judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/172346.pdf"x x x."Tender of payment “is the manifestation by the debtor of a desire to comply with or pay an obligation. If refused without just...
View ArticleINJUNCTION - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/188500.pdf
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/188500.pdf"x x x."It is well-settled that a writ of injunction would issue upon the satisfaction of two (2) requisites, namely: (a) the existence...
View ArticleAuthentication of public vs. private documents as evidence -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/181163.pdf"x x x."The nature of documents as either public or private determines how the documents may be presented as evidence in court. Public...
View ArticlePhysician-patient privileged communication -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/179786.pdf"x x x.SEC. 24. Disqualification by reason of privileged communication.— The following persons cannot testify as to matters learned in...
View ArticleWhen to object - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/179786.pdf
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/179786.pdf"x x x.1. The case presents a procedural issue, given that the time to object to the admission of evidence, such as the hospital records,...
View ArticlePrivileged matters excepted from discovery -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/179786.pdf"x x x.2. It is of course possible to treat Josielene’s motion for the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum covering the hospital records...
View ArticleWhen privileged character of evidence deemed waived -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/179786.pdf"x x x.3. Josielene argues that since Johnny admitted in his answer to the petition before the RTC that he had been confined in a...
View ArticleWhen subcontracting og non-core bank functions allowed -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/174912.pdf"x x x.In one case, the Court held that it is management prerogative to farm out any of its activities, regardless of whether such...
View ArticleConcurrent jurisdiction of Comelec and DOJ in prosecuting election offenses -...
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/199082.pdf"x x x.This is not the first time that the Court is confronted with the issue ofwhether the Comelec has the exclusive power to...
View ArticleBigamy - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/191566.pdf
see - sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2013/july2013/191566.pdf"x x x.The Family Code has settled once and for all the conflicting jurisprudence on the matter. A declaration of the absolute nullity of...
View ArticleAssistant State Prosecutor Diosdado Solidum Jr. faces cases for extorting...
see - Assistant State Prosecutor Diosdado Solidum Jr. faces cases for extorting Philippine Airlines workers | Sun.Star"x x x.CASES of direct bribery and violation of code of conduct of government...
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