In-Depth Legal Commentaries, Updates, and Insights
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Contractor delays before the final deadline may constitute default if the contract ties default to the work schedule. Remedies include termination, liquidated damages, and claims against the performance bond.
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COMELEC & DOJ can jointly investigate election offenses. You have 10 days for a counter-affidavit; unseen evidence mentioned isn’t automatically producible.
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Defense of a relative requires victim’s unlawful aggression. Acting together, even without planning, might lead to conspiracy charges in criminal cases.
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A final judgment can’t be altered in a revival action. Appeals on revival focus only on the revival process, not the original decision’s merits.
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Understand the strict legal requirements for self-defense and alibi in the Philippines. Learn how the nature of wounds and physical impossibility impact these claims.
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Bigamy occurs when marrying again before a prior marriage is legally dissolved. A later declaration of nullity usually doesn’t erase prior criminal liability.
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A lawyer’s duty of loyalty prohibits representing conflicting interests, even after a case ends. This duty protects former clients in related matters.