Legal Insights

Due Process in Dismissal: Written Notice and Hearing Requirements Explained

A look at the Supreme Court's ruling on procedural due process in employee dismissal and the limits of personal liability for corporate officers.

Piercing the Sole Proprietorship Veil: Personal Liability for Business Debts in Illegal Dismissal Cases

Learn when Philippine courts hold sole proprietors personally liable for business debts, including illegal dismissal claims, and how to protect personal assets.

Personal Liability of Corporate Directors: Due Process and Bad Faith Standards

When can corporate directors be held personally liable for labor debts? The Supreme Court clarifies due process and bad faith requirements.

Personal Liability of Public Officials: Good Faith as a Defense Against COA Disallowances

When can a public official be personally liable for COA disallowances? The Supreme Court clarifies the good faith defense in Salva v. COA.

Personal Liability for Business Debts: Surety and Co-Maker Obligations in Philippine Loans

Learn when Philippine courts hold corporate officers personally liable as sureties or co-makers on business loans, based on a Supreme Court ruling.

Trust Receipts and Personal Guarantees: When Corporate Officers Are Personally Liable

Corporate officers who sign trust receipts may face personal liability. The Supreme Court clarifies when a signature creates a guarantee.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Officers Face Personal Liability for Corporate Debt

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers can be held personally liable for corporate debts, and when piercing the corporate veil is justified.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Officers Face Personal Liability

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers may be held personally liable for contractual obligations, explaining the limits of piercing the corporate veil.

Liability for Damages: Balancing Official Duty and Personal Bad Faith

A public officer's official acts can still trigger personal liability for damages when done in bad faith, as this Philippine Supreme Court case shows.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Corporate Officers Face Personal Liability in Estafa Cases

When can a corporate officer be personally liable for estafa? The Supreme Court clarifies the limits of corporate personality and criminal liability.

Contempt and Due Process: When Corporate Officers Face Personal Liability

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on civil contempt, due process, and personal liability of corporate officers for violating court orders.

Personal Liability in Corporate Obligations When Signing Blurs the Line

When do corporate officers become personally liable for company debts? A Supreme Court ruling on trust receipts and letters of credit provides clear guidance.

Piercing the Veil of Unregistered Organizations When Philippine Representatives Become Personally Liable

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when officers of unregistered associations face personal liability for organizational debts.

State Immunity vs Personal Liability: Defining the Limits of Official Authority

The Supreme Court clarifies when public officials can be sued personally despite state immunity, using the Lansang v. Court of Appeals case.

Preliminary Attachment and Corporate Officer Liability in Fraud-Based Collection Cases

Learn when Philippine courts allow preliminary attachment for fraud and when corporate officers face personal liability in collection suits.

When Official Duty Shields a Lawyer from Personal Liability for Conflict Claims

Explaining when government lawyers cannot be held personally liable for alleged conflicts of interest under the Anti-Graft law.

Official Duty vs Personal Liability: Defining Immunity in Defamation Cases

Can a diplomat or international organization worker claim immunity for defamation? The Supreme Court clarifies when official duty ends and personal liability begins.

Deadfreight and Demurrage in Charter Parties: NFA v. Hongfil Shipping

Supreme Court clarifies when charterers owe deadfreight but not demurrage, and when corporate officers escape personal liability.