Code of Judicial Conduct / Ethics Legal Ethics PREAMBLE CANON I / Independence SECTION 1. Merit-based adjudication SECTION 2. Duty to uphold judicial independence SECTION 3. Role in raising public awareness of independen...
Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) Legal Ethics PREAMBLE CANON I / Independence Section 1. Independent, accessible, efficient, and effective legal service Section 2. Merit-based practice Sectio...
Administrative Code of 1987 Political / Public Law INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS Section 1. Title Section 2. General Terms Defined BOOK I CHAPTER 1 / THE NATIONAL TERRITORY Section 3. What Comprises National Territory Section...
Family Code of the Philippines Civil Law TITLE I / MARRIAGE / Chapter 1. Requisites of Marriage Chapter 2. Marriages Exempted from License Requirement Chapter 3. Void and Voidable Marriages TITLE II / LEGAL SEPARATION TI...
Intellectual Property Code Commercial / Mercantile Law Section 1. Title Section 2. Declaration of State Policy Section 3. International Conventions and Reciprocity Section 4. Definitions Section 5. Functions of the Intel...
A senior partner (Partner P) of a law firm posts on a public social media page a photo of a client in a pending matter, accompanied by the caption: "Our team fights for clients against the odds. Case #Docket-2025-XYZ is...
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Secs. 36-44
...or & Social Legislation Section 1. Short Title Section 2. Declaration of Policies Section 3. Definitions Section 4. Deployment of Migrant Workers Section 5. Termination or Ban on Deployment Section 6. Definition Section...
...Media - Secs. 36-44 IX. LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS / A. Legal Ethics - Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC / 7. Duties and Responsibilities of Lawyers - CPRA / v. Reporting...
...I / GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Short Title Section 2. Declaration of Policy Section 3. Scope and Application Section 4. Definition of Terms CHAPTER II / PHILIPPINE COMPETITION COMMISSION Section 5. Philippine Competi...
Securities Regulation Code Commercial / Mercantile Law CHAPTER I / TITLE AND DEFINITIONS Section 1. Title Section 2. Declaration of State Policy Section 3. Definition of Terms CHAPTER II / SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISS...
Government Procurement Law Special / Miscellaneous Codals (often compiled) Republic Act No. 12009 - New Government Procurement Act ARTICLE I Section 1. Short Title Section 2. Declaration of Policy Section 3. Governing Pr...
...tion 4. Credit construed Section 5. Liability under the Revised Penal Code Section 6. Separability clause Section 7. Effectivity ARTICLE I / Title, Policy, Principles and Definitions of Terms Section 1. Title Section 2...
Atty. Elena Rivera, a government prosecutor in the Office of the City Prosecutor, is handling a pending criminal case against a local businessman accused of estafa. While the case is ongoing, the businessman’s private co...
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Canon II, Secs. 28-29
...e (PD 1529) Civil Law CHAPTER I / GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Title of Decree Section 2. Nature of registration proceedings; jurisdiction of courts Section 3. Status of other pre-existing land registration system CHAPT...
Atty. Marco, a member of the Philippine Bar, publishes a scathing op-ed in a national daily asserting that Judge Navarro is biased in a pending civil matter and hints at undisclosed financial ties between Navarro and a c...
...te civil matter. (a) Identify the controlling principle under the New Code of Judicial Conduct (A.M. No. 03-05-01-SC) that is implicated by these facts. (b) Explain whether the conduct described constitutes a ground for...
Citations: New Code of Judicial Conduct (A.M. No. 03-05-01-SC)
...identification, differentiation, and application in a concise format. Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), Canon VI, Sec. 2, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), Canon VI, Sec. 2, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC
A plaintiff sues for breach of a distribution agreement and seeks to enjoin the defendant from disposing of its stock pending resolution of the merits. The court, after a hearing, issues a provisional attachment over the...
Citations: Rule 135, Sec. 5(g), Rule 135, Sec. 6, Lorenzo Shipping Corp. v. Villarin, G.R. Nos. 175727 & 178713, March 6, 2019, Guerrero Estate Dev’t. Corp. v. Leviste & Guerrero Realty Corp., G.R. No. 253428, February 16, 2022
...verdict has been rendered. With reference to Sec. 19 Sub Judice Rule of CPRA, choose the best answer. Option 1 correctly identifies that the statements directly comment on the merits and evidence of a pending case, whic...
Labor Code of the Philippines Labor & Social Legislation Chapter I / GENERAL PROVISIONS Chapter II / EMANCIPATION OF TENANTS BOOK ONE / PRE-EMPLOYMENT Title I / RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OF WORKERS Chapter II / REGULATIO...
...Pleading) to require that all pleadings include a separate "Statement of Material Facts" section listing each material factual allegation with precise dates and sources. The complaint in a civil action for damages, filed...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article VIII (Judicial Department) and the power of the Supreme Court to amend Rules of Court, Rules of Court (amended rules and general principles on retroactivity, subject to explicit retroactivity language), Supreme Court jurisprudence on retroactivity of procedural rules and pending cases
Omnibus Election Code Political / Public Law ARTICLE I / GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Title Section 2. Applicability Section 3. Election and campaign periods Section 4 Obligation to register and vote Section 5 Postponem...
Code of Commerce Commercial / Mercantile Law BOOK ONE - MERCHANTS AND COMMERCE IN GENERAL TITLE I - MERCHANTS AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS TITLE II - COMMERCIAL REGISTRIES TITLE III - BOOKS AND BOOKKEEPING OF COMMERCE TIT...
Civil Code of the Philippines (RA 386) Civil Law CHAPTER 1 / Effect and Application of Laws CHAPTER 2 / Human Relations (n) BOOK I / PERSONS TITLE I / CIVIL PERSONALITY CHAPTER 1 / General Provisions CHAPTER 2 / Natural...
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