
When a corporate dispute is not corporate at all
Where the controversy springs from succession, the law of estates — not corporate law — must prevail.
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Where the controversy springs from succession, the law of estates — not corporate law — must prevail.
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Our people need these initiatives now more than ever, and they should help ease the financial woes of Filipino families.
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If patients are still being referred out, they don’t feel Level 2. They feel Level ‘go somewhere else.’
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Recto’s departure would affirm that accountability matters, even when courts stop short of criminal findings.
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Kaufman argued that by adopting the approach, the PTC I effectively endorsed an open-ended formulation of the charges.
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Legal experts are divided on the impact of the Supreme Court’s (SC) definition of the term “forthwith” in its ruling dismissing a petition seeking to compel…
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This is justice in its calibrated form. It does not punish where punishment is unjustified. But neither does it ignore the harm done.
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‘These initial measures are designed to secure the State’s interests and prevent the flight of individuals or assets while the universe of cases continues to…
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A joint venture cannot be entered into lightly. It must be structured not as a concession, but as a controlled and conditional engagement.
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From the foregoing, it must be clear that a case for an alleged violation of B.P. 22, otherwise known as the Bouncing Checks Law, may be filed before the court…
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The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division had officially begun its hearings into the petition of the Office of the Ombudsman to issue a precautionary hold departure…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the life imprisonment sentence of a man convicted of illegal drug possession, ruling that his warrantless arrest was lawful…
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It is a fundamental rule in statutory construction that between a general law and a special law, the latter prevails because a special law reveals the…
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There’s a law in Japan that requires anyone owning a device that can receive signals from public broadcaster NHK to have a service contract with the latter,…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go issued a challenge to the government’s economic managers, connecting a high-level Supreme Court debate over budget…
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The 2016 award also ruled that Reed Bank is a submerged feature within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
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Aside from handling and delivering documents, Monica said she was present in instances when cash — concealed in boxes of groceries — was handed over to…
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