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Remedial Law

Leading vs. Misleading Questions: What’s the Fuss About?

Leading questions are allowed on cross. Misleading questions never are. A plain-language guide to what the viral courtroom exchange was really about.

The Impeachment Process and the Role of the Supreme Court

Litigation

The Impeachment Process and the Role of the Supreme Court

Understanding checks and balances and judicial review under the 1987 Constitution.

Ano Ba ang Interes? What Borrowers and Lenders Need to Know

Money Claims

Ano Ba ang Interes? What Borrowers and Lenders Need to Know

A plain-language guide on legal interest rates and unconscionable interest.

Hala, Nahulog! Can a Driver Be Arrested for Hitting a Person Jumping from the LRT-1?

Criminal Law

Hala, Nahulog! Can a Driver Be Arrested for Hitting a Person Jumping from the LRT-1?

An analysis of reckless imprudence and warrantless arrest grounds under Rule 113.

Away Magkapit-Bahay: Is It Unjust Vexation?

Criminal Law

Away Magkapit-Bahay: Is It Unjust Vexation?

Article 287 of the Revised Penal Code, barangay conciliation, and remedies.

Changing Your Legal Name in the Philippines: What the Law Actually Says

Civil Law

Changing Your Legal Name in the Philippines: What the Law Actually Says

The difference between R.A. 9048 and a Rule 103 court petition, with actual Supreme Court jurisprudence.

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Family Law

Annulment vs. Legal Separation vs. Declaration of Nullity — What's the Difference?

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Corporate Law

Starting a Business in the Philippines: 5 Legal Steps Most Founders Skip

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Technology Law

Is a Screenshot Valid Evidence in Philippine Courts?

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