Legal Insights
Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.
Aug 30, 2017corporate lawinspection of corporate booksintra-corporate disputestockholder rightscorporation code
Corporate Inspection Rights: When Stockholder Disputes Become Intra-Corporate
Supreme Court clarifies when stockholder inspection disputes are intra-corporate controversies and how corporations may validly deny access to records.
Jun 18, 2009derivative suitcorporate liquidationcorporation codestockholder rightsintra-corporate disputes
Derivative Suits vs Corporate Liquidation: Protecting Corporate Assets and Stockholder Rights
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between derivative suits and corporate liquidation proceedings in stockholder disputes.
Jun 10, 1997intra-corporate disputesecurities and exchange commissionjurisdictioncorporation lawstockholders
When Stockholder Disputes Belong to the SEC: Garcia v. Court of Appeals
A stockholder's damages suit against another stockholder may still be an intra-corporate dispute under SEC jurisdiction, not regular courts.