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Feb 5, 2007 labor-law control-test regular-employee retainer-agreement employer-employee-relationship illegal-dismissal

Control Test and Regular Employment: When a Retainer Is Not an Employer-Employee Relationship

The Supreme Court explains when a company doctor under a retainer agreement is not a regular employee under the control test.

Dec 6, 2006 attorney's fees retainer agreement special power of attorney collection suit philippine law

Attorney's Fees in the Philippines: Enforcing Retainer Agreements and Special Powers of Attorney

Learn how Philippine courts enforce retainer agreements and special powers of attorney for collecting attorney's fees, based on a Supreme Court ruling.

Jan 27, 1997 attorney's fees quantum meruit retainer agreement legal ethics charging lien philippine law

Attorney's Fees in the Philippines: Quantum Meruit and Retainer Agreements Explained

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when lawyers recover fees by quantum meruit and how retainer agreements govern attorney's compensation.