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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.

Jul 11, 2003 property-law constitutional-law pari-delicto alien-land-ownership supreme-court civil-code

When Constitutional Limits Bar Recovery of Illegally Acquired Property

Philippine Supreme Court explains why an alien who bought land through a Filipino cannot recover the property or his money.