Administrative, Criminal and Civil Procedure and Litigation

Posts focused on Administrative, Criminal and Civil Procedure and Litigation in the Philippines

When Must Corporations Pay Directors’ Legal Fees?

Philippine rules on corporate indemnification, director legal fees, and advancement of expenses in intra-corporate suits by activist stockholders.

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When Are Directors Liable for Illegal Dismissal?

Learn when Philippine directors may personally pay backwages for illegal dismissal and what bad faith, participation, and due process require.

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Can Interlocking Directors Annul Unfair Corporate Contracts?

Can interlocking directors annul unfair contracts? This explainer covers Sections 30–32 and 43 of the Revised Corporation Code, corporate remedies, and veil piercing.

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When Are Directors Personally Liable for Bad Faith Decisions?

Philippine law on director liability: when bad faith, gross negligence, unlawful acts, or conflicts of interest justify piercing the corporate veil.

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How Can Minority Investors Challenge Harmful Board Resolutions?

Learn how Philippine shareholders may challenge invalid board resolutions and seek court injunctions against bad-faith acts, defective quorum, and unlawful dilution.

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How Can Minority Investors Sue for Corporate Waste?

Learn what minority investors must prove to challenge asset stripping, corporate waste, insider transfers, and intentional corporate devaluation.

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Where Should Intra-Corporate Disputes Be Filed?

Where should intra-corporate disputes be filed? This guide explains RTC special commercial court jurisdiction, corporate disputes, arbitration, and filing rules.

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How Can Minority Shareholders Resist Majority Oppression?

Learn how Philippine law protects minority shareholders from dilution, board exclusion, asset diversion, and oppressive majority control.

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