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Forum Shopping Intent and Good Faith in Intra-Corporate Disputes
When does filing multiple cases become forum shopping? The Supreme Court clarifies that intent matters in Quiambao v. Sumbilla.
Corporate Disputes: Navigating Derivative Suits and Jurisdictional Boundaries in the Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when derivative suits are proper and how jurisdictional boundaries apply in corporate disputes.
The Indispensable Heir: Resolving Intra-Corporate Disputes Over Stock Ownership
The Supreme Court clarifies that failure to implead indispensable parties in intra-corporate disputes warrants remand, not dismissal.
Navigating Corporate Disputes: Lawyer Responsibilities and Ethical Boundaries
A Supreme Court ruling on lawyer conduct in corporate board disputes, highlighting duties to courts and ethical limits of advocacy.
When Lawyers Cross the Line: The Limits of Advocacy in Corporate Disputes
A lawyer's duty to the court limits zeal for clients. The Supreme Court suspends counsel for evading a TRO in a corporate control fight.
Dismissal Upheld: Intra-Corporate Disputes Belong in Commercial Courts
Supreme Court rules a shareholder's ejectment suit against corporate officers is an intra-corporate dispute, not a simple forcible entry case.
Mootness in Corporate Disputes: When Supervening Events Impact Jurisdiction
Explore how the Supreme Court handled mootness claims in a corporate dispute, clarifying when supervening events affect jurisdiction and remand.
When Court Orders Are Ignored: Indirect Contempt in Intra-Corporate Disputes
The Supreme Court explains when defiance of court orders becomes indirect contempt, using a school board dispute as a cautionary example.
Upholding Court Authority: The Limits of Defiance in Intra-Corporate Disputes
When can a party defy a court order in an intra-corporate dispute? The Supreme Court clarifies the limits of defiance and the consequences of disobedience.
Shareholder Rights Upholding Inspection Rights Despite Corporate Disputes
Supreme Court clarifies that stockholders' inspection rights remain enforceable in RTC even when majority shares belong to sequestered corporations.
Filing Fees in Intra-Corporate Disputes: When the Subject Matter Cannot Be Valued in Money
The Supreme Court clarifies when intra-corporate disputes require filing fees based on pecuniary value, correcting a prior misreading of Lu v. Lu Ym, Sr.
Receivership in Intra-Corporate Disputes: When Courts May Take Over a Corporation
The Supreme Court clarifies the strict requirements for appointing a receiver or management committee in intra-corporate disputes under the Interim Rules.
Upholding Corporate Meeting Validity Proxy Rights AND Timeliness IN Intra Corporate Disputes
Supreme Court rules on proxy rights, notice requirements, and the 15-day prescriptive period for election contests in intra-corporate disputes.
Prescription in Intra-Corporate Disputes: The 15-Day Rule for Election Contests
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that actions to nullify stockholders' meetings and elections are election contests subject to the 15-day prescriptive period.
Navigating Corporate Disputes Ensuring Proper Court Assignment FOR Shareholder Rights
The Supreme Court clarifies that intra-corporate disputes wrongly raffled to a regular RTC branch should be transferred, not dismissed.
Navigating Jurisdictional Boundaries Resolving Employment Disputes Within Corporate Structures
The Supreme Court clarifies which courts and tribunals have jurisdiction when employment claims and intra-corporate disputes overlap in one case.
Intra-Corporate Disputes as Prejudicial Questions in Estafa Cases
When an intra-corporate dispute over officer authority can suspend criminal estafa proceedings, explained through a 2015 Supreme Court ruling.
Upholding Stockholder Rights Jurisdiction In Intra Corporate Disputes Involving Sequestered Entities
The Supreme Court clarifies that intra-corporate disputes involving sequestered firms belong to the RTC, not the Sandiganbayan.
Upholding Corporate Governance: The Limits of Status Quo Orders in Intra-Corporate Disputes
The Supreme Court clarifies the strict rules for status quo orders in intra-corporate disputes, emphasizing due process, bonds, and the limits of provisional relief.
Corporate Control vs Government Sequestration: Defining Jurisdiction in Intra-Corporate Disputes
When a sequestered corporation faces an intra-corporate dispute, which court has jurisdiction? The Supreme Court clarifies the rules.
Corporate Dissolution and Intra-Corporate Disputes: Preserving Stockholder Rights
The Supreme Court clarifies that corporate dissolution does not extinguish intra-corporate disputes or the rights of stockholders to pursue them.
Prohibited Pleadings in Intra-Corporate Disputes: Dismissal Motions and Board Resolutions
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that motions to dismiss are prohibited pleadings in intra-corporate disputes, even when backed by board resolutions.
Nuisance Suits in Intra-Corporate Disputes: Dismissal and Indispensable Parties
The Supreme Court clarifies when an intra-corporate complaint is a nuisance suit and why omitting indispensable parties is fatal.
Mortgage Validity Upholding Security Interests Amid Corporate Disputes in Metrobank vs Centro Development Corp
Supreme Court clarifies when a mortgage over corporate assets is valid, and when foreclosure exceeds the secured amount.