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When Can Employers Fire for Loss of Trust? Key Accounts Manager Case Explained
Supreme Court clarifies when loss of trust and confidence justifies dismissal of a Key Accounts Manager who falsified documents.
Lawyer Duties When Clients Use Falsified Documents: Ethical Boundaries
When a client presents falsified documents, a lawyer's ethical duties and professional conduct obligations are tested. This article examines the rules.
Understanding the Crime of Using Falsified Documents in the Philippines
A Philippine Supreme Court ruling explains the crime of using falsified documents, its elements, and why procedural rules matter in appeals.
Falsified Documents and Fraud: How Courts Determine Liability in Complex Crimes
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies how courts determine liability when falsified documents and fraud are alleged, using a forged deed of sale case.
Disbarment for Deceit and Unauthorized Notarization: Ethical Standards for Lawyers
Supreme Court affirms suspension and notarial disqualification for a lawyer who used falsified documents and notarized outside his jurisdiction.
Disbarment Over Falsified Documents and Age Misrepresentation: Key Lessons
Supreme Court clarifies when falsification and age misrepresentation can ground disbarment, and who investigates public lawyers' qualifications.
When Is a Register of Deeds Liable for Falsified Documents?
Supreme Court clarifies when a Register of Deeds may be held liable for registering falsified titles, and when the presumption of regularity protects them.
Falsification of Public Documents: Presumption of Authorship Explained
Learn how Philippine courts presume authorship of falsified documents and why beneficiaries bear the burden of proof under Article 172.
Falsified Documents and Probable Cause: When Groundless Charges Must Be Stopped
The Supreme Court ruled that bare allegations of forgery cannot support probable cause, and ordered the dismissal of criminal charges against bank officers.
Falsified Documents Can Transfer Property in the Philippines: The Legal Reality
Can forged deeds transfer land in the Philippines? Philippine law says no—but the legal system has limits. Learn the rules on falsified documents.
Territorial Jurisdiction in Falsification: Where the Crime Occurs Matters
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that venue in falsification cases is determined by where the falsified documents were made, not where they were later used.
Court Personnel Held Accountable for Falsified Documents and Neglect of Duty
Supreme Court holds clerk of court liable for neglect and clerk III for dishonesty over fake bail bond scheme.