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Can contracts be impaired for the sake of rehabilitation?

Case: Chinabank vs. St. Francis Square, 2022Ponente: Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier St. Francis Square Realty Corporation (SFSRC), facing financial difficulties, entered rehabilitation proceedings in 2000, which triggered a stay order against Chinabank’s loan

Grandfather Rule

The Grandfather Rule is used to determine the nationality of a corporation, especially when foreign ownership restrictions apply. It serves as a supplement to the Control Test to ensure the intent of

Corpuz vs. People

CAPTION G.R. No. 180016. April 29, 2014. https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/apr2014/gr_180016_2014.html LITO CORPUZ, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. Ponente: J. Diosdado Peralta HIGHLIGHTED ISSUE FOR THE COURSE: EXCESSIVE FINES *Opinion of J Peralta:

CIR vs Hantex (On Best Evidence Obtainable)

Short Digest One-liner title: Photocopies of tax assessments due to termite-eaten originals are not sufficient evidence to establish tax liability. Nutshell Facts Hantex is an importer of synthetic resin (for glues and

Borromeo vs. Descallar Digest

Facts: The case revolves around a dispute over real properties acquired by Wilhelm Jambrich, an Austrian national, and his Filipina girlfriend, Antonietta Descallar. After their relationship ended, Jambrich sold his rights in the

Malaki vs. Malaki (2021)

Doctrine: A party to a civil marriage who converts to Islam and contracts another marriage while the first marriage is subsisting is guilty of bigamy because→the provisions of the Muslim Code do

Medico-Legal Report Formats

Medico-Legal Certificate Format A Medico-Legal Certificate typically includes the following elements: Medico-Legal Judicial Affidavit Format JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT I, [Name of Medico-Legal Officer], of legal age, with office address at [Office Address], after

Bar Exam Information (2025)

Bar 2026 Bar Exam 2025 Exam Dates Bar Exam 2025 Cut-off All exam questions shall be sourced from laws, rules, issuances, and jurisprudence as of June 30, 2024. Source: Supreme Court Website

Laches

Laches, on the other hand, is an equitable doctrine that bars a claim due to a party’s undue delay in asserting a right, which results in prejudice to the opposing party. Unlike

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