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Jul 27, 2022 agency coupled with interest irrevocable lease real party in interest civil code

Agency Coupled With Interest Irrevocability AND Protection OF Third Party Rights IN Lease Agreements

Explaining when an agency coupled with interest becomes irrevocable, protecting the agent's rights and third-party interests in lease agreements.

Feb 10, 2009 contract-law power-of-attorney agrarian-reform supreme-court philippines

Revocability of Irrevocable Powers of Attorney: Agrarian Reform Limits on Tenant Rights

Supreme Court clarifies when an irrevocable power of attorney over agrarian reform land may still be challenged and revoked.

Aug 11, 2005 agency civil-code contract-law irrevocable-agency preliminary-injunction special-power-of-attorney

Irrevocable Agency When A Treasure Hunt Creates Binding Obligations

When is an agency coupled with interest irrevocable? A treasure hunt dispute explains the rule and its practical limits.

Jan 28, 2003 banking law contractual obligations compensation offsetting philippine national bank supreme court

Contractual Obligations Prevail: Bank's Right to Offset Debts Despite Trustee-Beneficiary Claims

Supreme Court ruling on when a bank may validly apply a borrower's funds to settle debts, even amid trustee-beneficiary claims.

Apr 11, 2002 property-law agrarian-reform land-use-classification tenancy agency-coupled-with-interest

Residential vs Agricultural Land: Resolving Land Use Classification and Tenant Rights

Supreme Court clarifies when land is residential and exempt from agrarian reform, plus the rules on irrevocable agency coupled with interest.