Commercial and Business Law

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Trust Receipt Agreements in the Philippines: When Unpaid Corporate Trade Financing Can Trigger Estafa Charges

Trust Receipts Law guide for importers: understand estafa under PD 115, unremitted sales proceeds risk, and corporate officers liability.

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Understanding the Limits of Trust Receipt Agreements (Philippines)

Trust Receipts Law guide for importers: estafa risk, real trust receipt limits, and corporate officers’ exposure when sales proceeds go unremitted.

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Embezzlement by Corporate Officers in the Philippines

Explains estafa by corporate officers, misappropriation of corporate funds, and how corporations file criminal complaints despite intra-corporate disputes.

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Trust Receipts Law in the Philippines: Criminal Liability of Corporate Officers and Defenses When the Corporation Fails to Pay the Bank

Trust Receipts Law in the Philippines: who among corporate officers can be jailed for trust receipt estafa and what defenses apply.

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Foreign Ownership of Condominium Units in the Philippines

Learn how foreigners can own a condo unit with a CCT in the Philippines under the Condominium Act, subject to the strict 40% foreign condominium ownership limit.

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