Legal Insights
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.
Apr 16, 2001legal-ethicsjudgesgross-ignorance-of-lawcriminal-procedureadministrative-casejudicial-competence
Judges Must Know the Law: Gross Ignorance and Its Consequences
When a judge issues warrants and conducts proceedings without knowing basic rules, the Supreme Court steps in. Learn from Oporto v. Monserate.