When corporate officers pay
The Court treated this provision as a statutory exception to the doctrine of separate corporate personality.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read
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The Court treated this provision as a statutory exception to the doctrine of separate corporate personality.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read
Simply put, the law cannot require a person to assert a counterclaim in a case where he had no opportunity to participate.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
The DoJ circular was therefore upheld because it governs the conduct of prosecutors during preliminary investigation.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
Ultimately, the Court reduced the sentence, lowering the maximum penalty from six years to four years of imprisonment.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
The rule is straightforward: jurisdiction is determined not by the title of the complaint but by the nature of the claim.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
The doctrine of contra proferentem dictates that ambiguities are construed against the party who drafted the instrument.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
In drug prosecutions, the State bears the burden not only of proving the elements of the crime but also its corpus delicti — the dangerous drug itself.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
Under the amended guidelines, videoconferencing may be availed of by party litigants in both civil and criminal cases upon written or oral motion.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
More than a mere tax issuance, RR 15-2025 reaffirms a public policy first expressed nearly six decades ago: that retirement benefits are not a gratuity but a…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read
The stipulated interest rates, penalties, liquidated damages, and attorney’s fees were freely and voluntarily agreed upon, without fraud or coercion.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 2 min read