Liwanag v Yu-Songquian

LIWANAG v YU-SONGQUIAN
FACTS: Yu-Chiocco leased a land on Calle Lemery, Tondo in 1901. The property, however, was later claimed by Leoncia Liuanag, on behalf of the estate of Yu-Chingco, who had died in China on Oct. 30 1901. Yu-Chiocco himself died in August 1902.

A call to Pinoy bloggers to link blogs on HR1109

There is a call to Filipino bloggers — and other bloggers as well – to link blogs and help inform the public on House Resolution 1109, which convenes Congress into a constituent assembly that will change the Constitution.
We are issuing this call to all pinoy blogs and bloggers to link to other blogs discussing [...]

Welcome, 1E!!!

To the incoming freshmen of the evening class, welcome to the college!

The UP College of Law Faculty’s statement on the Charter Change

UP LAW FACULTY STATEMENT ON CHARTER CHANGE
Last Monday, 20 April 2009, the House of Representatives commenced deliberations on House Resolution No.737 (Proposing amendments to the Constitution to allow the acquisition by foreign corporations and associations of alienable public lands and private lands) via a so-called “fourth way” in which HR No.737 will be enacted as [...]

Trust

A trust is a “fiduciary relationship with respect to property which involves the existence of equitable duties imposed upon the holder of the property to deal with it for the benefit of another.” (Huang v CA, citing Tolentino)
Trust is the legal relationship between one person having an equitable ownership in property and another person owning [...]

Legal Ethics reviewer

Here’s a short reviewer I did for our Legal Prof (Legal Ethics) finals exams. Canons in the Code of Professional Responsibility were grouped into several classifications, to make it easier to remember.
ON TRUTH-TELLING:
Rule 1.01. A lawyer shall not engage in unlawful, dishonest, immoral or deceitful conduct.
Rule 1.02. A lawyer shall not counsel or abet activities [...]

Dinner with the professors

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Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Deblocking at the UP College of Law

The UP College of Law is set to implement a new registration system this coming June.***

Latin phrases in statutory construction

He says: “You are the one I love the most among the women in my life, and that includes my mother, my sister and my grandmother.” You ask him, “Is that ejusdem generis or expressio unius?” And he answers, “Ejusdem generis.” Should you slap him or kiss him?
Here’s a short reviewer on some Latin [...]

Constantino vs. Espiritu

PASTOR B. CONSTANTINO vs.
HERMINIA ESPIRITU
Issue: May those who are not parties to a contract be benefited by said contract?