
SPA terminates upon death
The authority of the agent to act emanates from the power granted to him by his or her principal.
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The authority of the agent to act emanates from the power granted to him by his or her principal.
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The Supreme Court’s decision clarifies a frequently misunderstood issue: that legal ownership of subdivision open spaces and road lots does not automatically…
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Friday ordered Meta to change its privacy policies after ruling that it trampled the freedom of…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that disputes over condominium contracts should be handled by the Human Settlements Adjudication Commission (HSAC) and not the…
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Our senators and congressmen, in short, are just waiting for the storm to blow over, for the devastating floods to subside.
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‘I’m not used to that, even during the time that I handled the Maute cases. Because I’m from Marikina, I said I’ll just get a driver.’
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a public institution occupying private land without proper authority must vacate the property if the rightful owner has a…
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A Nepali lawyer asked the courts in 2018 to ban Indian ascetic monks called Naga Sadhus from a temple in Kathmandu during a festival for the Hindu deity Shiva.
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The Supreme Court, in the recent case of San Miguel Foods Inc. v. Alova and Pution, underscored that even the broadest authority granted under an SPA has clear…
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The Taguig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to release mining executive Joseph Sy from custody, affirming that he is…
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Harvard’s refusal to capitulate offers a powerful reminder that principle must triumph over convenience.
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City of San Fernando, Pampanga — The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Mexico, Pampanga Mayor Teddy Tumang and seven others of multiple graft and malversation…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that open spaces and road lots in a subdivision do not automatically become government property without a written deed of…
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The ruling emphasized that not all ‘titled’ owners possess the power to transfer ownership.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has upheld the cancellation of the registration of the Duterte Youth Party List, citing multiple violations of…
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The clash of these arguments reveals the delicate balance at the heart of our system.
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The effectiveness of a special power of attorney (SPA) automatically ends with the death of the person who granted it, and any acts carried out by the agent…
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