B.M. No. 1678 – 565 Phil. 165 – 540 SCRA 424 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law – Practice of Law is Reserved for Filipinos In 1998, Atty. Benjamin Dacanay went to Canada to seek medical help. In order for him to take advantage of Canada’s free medical […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
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Law school requires a hell lot of time and effort. As much as possible, once enrolled, one should devote all his or her time in studying law. But not all of us were blessed enough to have folks who can afford to send us to law school. I am […]
G.R. No. 115181 – 385 Phil. 1014 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Rule 78; Petition for Issuance of Letters of Administration – Convertible to Judicial Partition – Rule 74; Summary Settlement of Estate In 1989, Antonio Avelino, Sr. died intestate. In 1991, his daughter, Maria Socorro Avelino […]
G.R. No. 157013 – 453 Phil. 586 – Political Law – Election Laws – Absentee Voters Act – Proclamation of Winners in a National Elections Romulo Macalintal, as a lawyer and a taxpayer, questions the validity of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 (R.A. 9189). He questions the […]
A nuisance candidate is defined as follows: 1. One who files his candidacy to put the election process in mockery or disrepute 2. One who causes confusion amont the voters by the similarity of the names of the registered candidates 3. one who, based on demonstrable circumstances or acts, […]
G.R. No. 91478 – 271 Phil. 751 – 193 SCRA 717 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Board resolutions may be questioned by third persons – Board Meetings – Quorum – Sale of Corporate Properties In 1962, the Pampanga Bus Company (PAMBUSCO) took out a loan from the […]
G.R. No. L-30159 – 233 Phil. 26 – Taxation Law – Local Taxation – Taxes Levied By a Province – Sand and Gravel Fee In 1968, the Municipality of San Fernando, La Union, undertook road constructions. It sent its trucks to the nearby Municipality of Luna, La Union, to […]