Corporate Law

Posts focused on Corporate Law in the Philippines

Foreign Heirs Inheriting a Domestic Corporation: Complying with the Foreign Investment Negative List

Foreign heirs inheriting shares in land-holding Philippine corporations must watch FINL limits, voting control, and beneficial ownership; divestment may be required.

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Reassigning Corporate Officer Roles When the Majority Shareholder Passes Away: Electing a New President and Keeping the Corporation Operating

Learn how Philippine corporations elect a new president after a majority shareholder dies, covering board quorum, hold-over officers, and election remedies.

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Drafting Shareholders’ Agreements to Prevent Inheriting Heirs from Forcing a Hostile Takeover (Philippine Law Guide)

Philippine guide to right of first refusal clauses and share transfer restrictions to limit heirs and outsiders from taking control of a company.

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Valuing Unlisted Corporate Shares for Estate Tax Purposes Under Bureau of Internal Revenue Rules (Philippines)

Learn how to compute estate tax valuation for unlisted shares in the Philippines using book value from audited financial statements nearest death.

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Doctrine of Piercing the Corporate Veil in Inheritance Disputes and Hidden Wealth in the Philippines

Explains piercing the corporate veil in inheritance disputes, focusing on corporate alter ego use to hide wealth and defeat heirs’ successional rights.

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Estate Planning for Family-Owned Corporations: Avoiding Deadlocks Among the Next Generation

How Philippine corporate and estate rules help prevent family corporation deadlock using trust estate planning and Revised Corporation Code tools.

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Preventing Business Paralysis: Voting Rights of Shares Bound in an Unsettled Philippine Estate

Who can vote a deceased founder’s shares before estate partition? Learn record-based voting, estate administration, and compliance steps to avoid deadlock.

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Corporate Secretary Duties in Philippine Estate Settlements: Processing the Transfer of Shares

Guide for corporate secretaries on estate settlement share transfers, required documents, and Stock and Transfer Book recording under Philippine law.

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Inheriting a One Person Corporation (OPC): The Role of the Nominee in Business Continuity

Learn how an OPC nominee takes over management upon the owner’s death, timelines for share transfer, and steps for business continuity in the Philippines.

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Collateral Relatives in Succession: When Brothers, Sisters, and Nephews Inherit the Family Business (Philippines)

Philippine intestate succession rules on collateral relatives: when siblings and nephews inherit shares and property, excluding uncles, aunts, and cousins.

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