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Domestic Violence and Lawyer Discipline: Lessons from a Philippine Disbarment Case
A Supreme Court ruling shows why lawyers face discipline for domestic violence—even when criminal cases are dismissed.
SLAPP Defense Not Available in Domestic Violence Cases: Protecting Due Process and Preventing Abuse of Remedie
Supreme Court rules SLAPP defense applies only to environmental cases, not domestic violence cases under RA 9262.
Aug 17, 2016parricidecircumstantial evidencedomestic violencecriminal lawrevised penal codesupreme court
Circumstantial Evidence and Domestic Violence in Philippine Parricide Cases
How the Supreme Court upheld a parricide conviction based on circumstantial evidence, including prior domestic violence, in People v. Tayao.