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Jan 13, 2025 bp 22 bouncing check law corporate liability criminal law separate juridical personality supreme court ruling

Acquitted Corporate Officer Not Civilly Liable for Bouncing Check: Supreme Court Ruling

Supreme Court clarifies that a corporate officer acquitted of BP 22 violations cannot be held civilly liable for the dishonored check's value.

Nov 18, 2021 corporate veil execution of judgment successor liability pierce the corporate veil civil procedure

Corporate Veil and Judgment Execution: Can a Successor Corporation Be Held Liable?

When a judgment debtor's assets pass to another corporation, can the winner enforce the judgment against the successor? The Supreme Court explains.

Oct 19, 2016 labor law illegal dismissal loss of trust and confidence termination employee rights

Loss of Trust and Confidence as Ground for Dismissal: What Employers Must Prove

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when loss of trust and confidence justifies employee dismissal, requiring willful breach proven by substantial evidence.

Jan 28, 2007 corporate law piercing the corporate veil parent company liability subsidiary philippine supreme court

Piercing the Corporate Veil in the Philippines: When Parent Companies Pay Subsidiary Debts

Philippine courts can hold parent companies liable for subsidiary debts when the subsidiary is a mere instrumentality. Learn the rules from General Credit v. Alsons.