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Feb 14, 2011 docket fees civil procedure jurisdiction pecuniary estimation corporate dissolution supreme court

Docket Fees and Jurisdiction: The David Lu Case on Actions Incapable of Pecuniary Estimation

Learn how the Supreme Court's David Lu ruling clarifies docket fees and jurisdiction for actions incapable of pecuniary estimation in Philippine courts.

Jan 27, 2006 administrative law clerk of court indirect contempt case classification rule 71 negligence

Clerk of Court's Duty: Why Proper Case Classification Matters in Philippine Courts

A Supreme Court ruling on a clerk's duty to classify cases correctly, and why the body of a pleading matters more than its caption.