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Feb 10, 2020 property disputes lawyer conduct disbarment possession civil law administrative cases

Understanding the Legal Boundaries of Property Disputes and Lawyer Conduct in the Philippines

A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when lawyers face discipline in property disputes, and the limits of self-help in possession cases.

Dec 19, 2007 civil-law administrative-liability self-help judiciary-conduct property-disputes clerks-of-court

Taking the Law Into One's Own Hands: When Recovery Attempts Lead to Legal Liability

A clerk of court's angry outburst over cut bamboos shows how self-help recovery can trigger administrative liability despite retirement.

May 26, 2005 property law accion reinvindicatoria ejectment land disputes civil law self-help

Property Rights vs Self-Help: Landowners Cannot Evict Holdover Tenants Without Due Process

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on accion reinvindicatoria, property identification, and the limits of self-help in land disputes.