on

Benefit of acquittal of co-accused on appeal

Dear PAO, My brother entered a guilty plea to a lesser offense under a plea bargaining arrangement. Recently, we discovered…

1 day ago

Conviction of accused must rest, not on weakness of defense, but on strength of prosecution

Dear PAO, My cousin filed a criminal case, which was heard in court but was eventually dismissed. My cousin said…

2 months ago

Work shutdown falling on a holiday

Dear PAO, I work in a garment factory as a sales assistant. Our yearly inventory for two days was scheduled…

3 months ago

Rights of a lessee regarding improvements he/she introduced on leased premises

Dear PAO, I entered into a lease contract over a parcel of land for a period of seven years, renewable…

3 months ago

Intestate succession of a relative on the collateral line

Dear PAO,Three months ago, my grandaunt, who was never married and who never had a child, died without leaving a…

4 months ago

Court has discretion on time of the execution of search warrant

Dear PAO,My brother was arrested after the police searched his house and found prohibited items mentioned in the search warrant.…

4 months ago

New ruling on counting prescriptive period for cyber libel

Dear PAO,My former friend posted defamatory statements against me on a social media platform. Although she posted it two years…

5 months ago

Rule on alienation of conjugal property without the consent of other spouse

Dear PAO,I was married in 1980. Subsequently, we acquired conjugal properties involving parcels of land in the province. In 1998,…

5 months ago

This website uses cookies.