Legal Insights

Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.

Showing 12 of 2 articles for check clearing

Bank Negligence Bars Recovery: Solutio Indebiti and Unjust Enrichment in Check Clearing Errors

Supreme Court rules banks cannot recover funds lost to their own gross negligence in check clearing, explaining solutio indebiti and unjust enrichment.

Mandatory PCHC Arbitration for Bank Check Disputes in the Philippines

Philippine banks must settle check clearing disputes through PCHC arbitration before going to court, as explained in Allied Banking v. Court of Appeals.