When noise is not an actionable nuisance
‘In the conditions of present living, noise seems inseparable from the conduct of many necessary occupations.’
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‘In the conditions of present living, noise seems inseparable from the conduct of many necessary occupations.’
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Allegations of forgery in petitions seeking to correct official documents cannot be based on mere assertions and must instead be supported by clear and…
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The BIR ruling removes the risk of unnecessary costs being baked into electricity bills by clarifying that the collections are merely passing through…
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Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio on Thursday welcomed the Department of Justice’s dismissal of the cyberlibel complaint filed against him by Senator Risa Hontiveros,…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a former administrator of a paluwagan group of estafa, ruling that the mere failure to return entrusted funds…
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The Court ultimately acquitted Israel. It found that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he intended to intimidate or threaten Navez.…
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‘Words matter. Legal distinctions matter. Truth matters.’
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The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a woman of bigamy, ruling that a person accused of the crime can argue that a previous marriage was void from the…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the validity of the redundancy program implemented by Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines in 2008, affirming the dismissal of 610…
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Evidence adduced must be closely examined under the lens of a judicial microscope to ensure that conviction only flows from moral certainty that guilt has been…
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Applying the Dominancy Test, the Court found that the dominant feature of both marks was the word ‘NIKON.’
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The SC ordered the case returned to the RTC for the dissolution and division of the couple’s property.
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Hernando’s dissent threaded multiple needles, grounding everything in the supremacy of the Constitution over foreign or international processes.
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The High Court stressed that language plays a crucial role in promoting access to justice and narrowing the gap between judicial decisions and public…
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The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that courts must apply mitigating and aggravating circumstances in reckless imprudence cases involving motor vehicles, a decision…
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The debate over Duterte’s health has drawn comparisons to the case of Félicien Kabuga, who died earlier this month while in detention in The Hague.
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Under Section 281 of the 1997 NIRC, prescription for criminal offenses where the commission of the violation is not known shall begin to run from its discovery.
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The landmark 2016 arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea will be observing its 10th anniversary this July, with senior military officials and security…
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