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Defamation and Free Speech: Balancing Criticism and Accountability in Libel Cases
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when statements in legal pleadings lose privileged communication protection and become libelous.
Apr 16, 2008civil-law
Limits TO A Lawyers Language Maintaining Respect IN Legal Pleadings
Judicial Ethics Upholding Decorum in Legal Pleadings and the Limits of Administrative Liability
Court clarifies when a judge's intemperate language in pleadings warrants administrative sanction, and when charges lack substantial evidence.
Crafting Effective Legal Pleadings: The Bill of Particulars in Philippine Law
Learn how the Supreme Court clarified the bill of particulars under Philippine law, using the landmark PCGG v. Sandiganbayan case.