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Reassignment vs. Transfer: What Public School Teachers Should Know
The Supreme Court clarifies when a public school teacher can be reassigned without consent, and how security of tenure applies.
Resignation VS Reinstatement When CAN A Government Employee Reverse Course
Can a government employee escape administrative liability by resigning or transferring? The Supreme Court clarifies the rule in a recent ruling.
Lawyer Suspended 3 Years for Neglect and Misappropriation of Client Funds
Supreme Court suspends lawyer for 3 years for failing to transfer client's property titles for 8 years and misusing P170,000 in client funds.
Lawyer Suspended for Neglecting Client Funds and Legal Services for Eight Years
A lawyer who took P170,000 and client documents but failed to transfer titles for eight years was suspended for three years.
Formal Offer of Evidence in Tax Cases: Courts Must Consider All Evidence on Record
A taxpayer's admission of transferring shares can establish tax liability even without the BIR's formal offer of evidence.
Oral Contracts for Property: Six-Year Prescription Bars Stale Claims for Specific Performance
Oral agreements to transfer property must be enforced within six years. Learn how prescription works and why timely action matters.
Oral Sales Agreements Transfer Property and the Limits of Rescission
When does an oral deal to sell land transfer ownership? The Supreme Court clarifies the line between a sale and a contract to sell, and when rescission is allowed.
Tax Credit Transfers: Protecting Transferees in Good Faith and Upholding Due Process
The Supreme Court shields innocent transferees of tax credit certificates from reassessment, affirming due process in tax collection.
Regular Employee Status: Distinguishing Independent Contractors From Labor-Only Contracting
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when workers are regular employees despite agency transfers, distinguishing independent contractors from labor-only contracting.
BOC Hold-Order Does Not Excuse Consignee From Paying Arrastre Storage Fees
Supreme Court rules a Bureau of Customs Hold-Order does not transfer liability for storage fees from the consignee to the BOC.
Franchise Disputes and Cooperative Restructuring in Philippine Electrification
Supreme Court clarifies NEA authority over electric cooperative franchises, asset transfers, and why internal restructuring cannot create new cooperatives.
Preemptive Rights and Waiver in Close Corporation Stock Transfers
When does failure to follow a stock transfer restriction become valid? The Supreme Court explains consent and waiver in Florete v. Florete.
Perfecting Stock Transfers: Why Recording Matters in Third-Party Claims
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies that unrecorded stock transfers are not binding on third parties, including creditors levying on corporate property.
Upholding Client Confidentiality Attorney Sanctioned FOR Representing Conflicting Interests
Philippine Supreme Court affirms that lawyers cannot buy client property or represent conflicting interests, voiding a transfer under Article 1491.
Corporate Quorum Quandary: Disputed Shares and the Validity of Stockholder Meetings
The Supreme Court rules that disputed shares still count toward quorum in stockholder meetings, and unrecorded transfers don't affect voting rights.
Corporate Quorum Conundrums: How Disputed Shares Impact Philippine Stockholder Meetings
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that disputed shares still count toward quorum in stockholder meetings, and unrecorded transfers are not recognized.
CLT vs Emancipation Patent: Why a Certificate of Land Transfer Does Not Vest Ownership
Supreme Court clarifies that a Certificate of Land Transfer is not proof of ownership—only an Emancipation Patent confers absolute title.
Simulated Contracts: When Property Transfers Are Void in the Philippines
The Supreme Court explains when a simulated contract is void, not merely rescissible, using a P50-million property assignment case.
Writ of Possession in Foreclosure: When a Third Party's Claim Fails
Explains when a third party can block a writ of possession after foreclosure, and why a mere waiver of rights does not transfer ownership.
Forged Signatures and Imprescriptibility in Co-Ownership Property Disputes
Forged deed transfers property by fraud; co-owner in possession can file imprescriptible quieting of title action.
When Courts Overstep: The Limits of Relief in Telegraphic Transfer Disputes
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that courts cannot award damages on issues never raised in pleadings, reinforcing due process in bank disputes.
Telegraphic Transfers and Bank Liability: Understanding the Limits of Negligence
The Supreme Court clarifies when a bank's duty ends in telegraphic transfers and why courts cannot rule on unpleaded negligence claims.
Replevin and Vehicle Sales: When Entrusting Your Car Makes You Lose Ownership
A Supreme Court ruling on replevin clarifies when entrusting a vehicle to an agent for sale transfers ownership, and what claimants must prove.
Local Franchise Tax After EPIRA: When Government Levy on Power Assets Fails
The Supreme Court nullified Bataan's levy on Napocor assets, clarifying local franchise tax limits after EPIRA's transfer of power functions.