Criminal and Penal Law

Posts focused on Criminal and Penal Law in the Philippines

Litigating Price-Fixing Cartels: Philippine Competition Commission Prosecutions Against Major Corporations (Philippines)

Compliance warning on Philippine Competition Act cartel cases: PCC enforcement, OFC prosecution, penalties, and steps to reduce price-fixing risk.

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Defending Corporate Officers in Plunder Cases: The Trial Dynamics of Government Contract Kickback Cases (Philippines)

Explains plunder trials in the Philippines involving government contract kickbacks, focusing on corporate officers, evidence, charge-stacking, and defense themes.

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Prosecuting Smuggling Operations: Holding Importers Accountable Under the Customs Modernization Act (Philippines)

Learn how CMTA and RA 10845 govern smuggling prosecutions, liability of importers/logistics firms, and penalties for agricultural smuggling.

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Protecting Corporate Bank Accounts fromAMLC Freeze Orders and Civil Forfeiture in the Philippines

Guide to AMLC freeze orders and civil forfeiture: probable cause, related accounts exposure, and urgent response steps for foreign subsidiaries in the Philippines.

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The Criminality of Dummy Corporations: Asset Forfeiture in Foreign Real Estate Investments (Philippines)

Anti-Dummy Law risks in foreign land ownership: dummy corporations, void contracts, in pari delicto, and possible asset forfeiture or escheat in the Philippines.

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Prosecuting Embezzlement Cases and Filing Qualified Estafa Charges Against Rogue Corporate Treasurers (Philippines)

Guide to prosecuting estafa by corporate treasurers in the Philippines: proof of misappropriation, demand, evidence, and common defenses.

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Responding to Subpoenas: The Legal Obligations of a Foreign Subsidiary During Government Investigations in the Philippines

Guide for foreign subsidiaries on subpoena duces tecum compliance in SEC investigations and Senate inquiry proceedings, with limits on scope, privacy, and records handling.

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Defense Guide for Corporate Officers Facing Criminal Negligence Charges

Defense guide for corporate officers charged after workplace deaths: reckless imprudence, OSH compliance, causation, and evidence planning.

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Extradition and Corporate Crime: The Legal Realities for Expatriate Executives Facing Local Warrants

Guide for expatriate executives on Philippine warrants, extradition Philippines rules, dual criminality, and defenses in corporate financial crimes.

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