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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.
May 9, 2002automatic membershipproperty associationsfreedom of associationreal property lawtorrens systemcontractual obligations
Automatic Membership in Property Associations: Enforceability and Freedom of Association
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on automatic membership clauses in property deeds, their enforceability against successors-in-interest, and limits of freedom of association.
Jan 31, 2002labor-lawunion-disaffiliationfreedom-of-associationunfair-labor-practicelocal-unioncollective-bargaining
Union Disaffiliation and Freedom of Association: Philippine Skylanders v. NLRC
When can a local union validly disaffiliate from its mother federation? The Supreme Court explains in Philippine Skylanders v. NLRC.