Administrative, Criminal and Civil Procedure and Litigation

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

Piercing the Corporate Veil in Labor Disputes: Protecting Foreign Directors from Personal Liability

Piercing the corporate veil in NLRC cases: when officers may be personally liable for unpaid wages, standards of bad faith, and execution-stage rules.

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Executing International Arbitral Awards in Philippine Trial Courts (SIAC and ICC Awards)

How to enforce SIAC or ICC arbitral awards in Philippine RTCs under the Special ADR Rules and the New York Convention, with limits on court review.

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The Control Test: Preventing Illegal Labor-Only Contracting in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

Understand labor-only contracting, DOLE Department Order 174, and BPO client control limits to reduce risk of being treated as a direct employer.

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Enforcing Foreign Court Judgments in the Philippines: The Legal Steps for Multinational Corporations

Learn recognition of foreign judgments and enforcement of foreign judgments in the Philippines under the Rules of Court, including proof and defenses.

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Handling Workplace Theft: Applying Preventive Suspension During Administrative Investigations in the Philippines

Preventive suspension in workplace theft cases: serious and imminent threat test, 30-day limit, paid extensions, and compliance steps.

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The Legal Threshold for Terminating Employees Who Go AWOL (Philippines)

Learn when absenteeism may amount to job abandonment in the Philippines and how to serve return-to-work notices to the last known address with due process.

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The Safe Spaces Act in BPOs: Employer Liability for Addressing Online Sexual Harassment

Safe Spaces Act duties for BPOs: investigate online sexual harassment in remote work and corporate messaging apps; employer liability and penalties.

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Registering and Protecting Tagalog Dubs and Subtitles and other Derivative Works and Documenting Ownership Shares in Joint Sound Recordings in the Philippines

Learn how Philippine law protects derivative works like Tagalog dubbing and subtitles, and how to document percentage ownership in joint sound recordings.

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Defending Against Patent Trolls: Litigation Tactics for Foreign Corporations Facing Frivolous Infringement Suits in the Philippines

Defense guide for foreign tech firms sued by patent trolls in the Philippines: patent infringement claims tests, equivalents limits, and capacity-to-sue issues.

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Corporate Liability Risks for Officers in Offshore Gaming-related Companies Linked to Human Trafficking and Online Sexual Exploitation

Offshore gaming crackdown PH: corporate officer exposure to human trafficking and OSAEC probes, plus compliance steps under RA 12312, 11862, 11930.

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