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Dec 8, 2008 construction-law ciac arbitration jurisdiction e.o. 1008 construction-disputes

CIAC Jurisdiction Prevails Over Arbitration Agreements in Construction Disputes

Learn how the Supreme Court affirmed CIAC's exclusive jurisdiction over construction disputes even when contracts name a different arbitration body.

Jan 28, 2008 civil-law finality-of-judgment counsel-negligence construction-dispute rules-of-court philippine-law

Duty to Inform Counsels Negligence and Finality of Judgments in Construction Disputes

Learn how a counsel's failure to report a change of address can bind clients and make a Court of Appeals decision final and executory.

Jan 22, 2004 contract-law in-pari-delicto construction-disputes civil-code illegal-contracts supreme-court

In Pari Delicto: When Both Parties Are at Fault, Neither Can Sue in Construction Contracts

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on in pari delicto in construction contracts where both parties knowingly violated the law, barring recovery.