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Feb 9, 2025 foreign land ownership anti-dummy law constitutional law real estate in pari delicto torrens title

Foreign Land Ownership Ban Upheld: Supreme Court Voids Dummy Arrangements

The Supreme Court voids a German citizen's dummy land purchase, reaffirming the constitutional ban on foreign land ownership in the Philippines.

Jan 15, 2014 unjust enrichment in pari delicto illegal contracts civil code philippine law

Unjust Enrichment When Illegal Contracts Require Restitution

The Supreme Court explains when the in pari delicto doctrine yields to the public policy against unjust enrichment in illegal contracts.

Jan 22, 2004 contract-law in-pari-delicto construction-disputes civil-code illegal-contracts supreme-court

In Pari Delicto: When Both Parties Are at Fault, Neither Can Sue in Construction Contracts

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on in pari delicto in construction contracts where both parties knowingly violated the law, barring recovery.