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Aug 7, 2007 securities regulation tender offer jurisdictional estoppel sec corporate law civil procedure

Jurisdictional Estoppel When Active Participation Bars Jurisdictional Challenges

The Supreme Court rules that active participation in SEC proceedings bars later jurisdictional challenges, and clarifies the mandatory tender offer rule.

Dec 27, 2002 civil-law jurisdiction estoppel laches reformation-of-contract philippine-supreme-court

Jurisdictional Estoppel: When a Party Can No Longer Question a Court’s Authority

Explaining the doctrine of estoppel by laches and when a party is barred from questioning a court's jurisdiction after actively participating in the case.