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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.
Jan 28, 2002judicial-accountabilityadministrative-lawstandard-of-carejudgescourt-documentslegal-ethics
Judicial Accountability Negligence and the Standard of Care for Judges in Approving Court Documents
The Supreme Court reminds judges that approving court documents demands diligence, not mere reliance on counsel.