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Point of Law

The following articles were written by Francisco Ed. Lim and also published in The Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Hypnotically Refreshed Testimony
Francisco Ed. Lim

February 13, 2014

One of the finer points in the law on evidence is whether a defendant in a criminal case can present hypnotically refreshed testimony as part of his defense. But what is hypnotically refreshed testimony? In layman’s terms, it is testimony on details of an incident that a party or witness is able to recall after undergoing a hypnosis session under the supervision of an expert. In the United... Read More

My Agenda as SharePHIL President
Francisco Ed. Lim

January 16, 2014

Last December,  the new trustees, officers and new members of the Shareholders' Association of the Philippines (SHAREPHIL) were inducted by Commissioner Juanita Cueto of the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Dusit Hotel. As the incoming President, I was asked to deliver my acceptance speech. SharePHIL is a new organization specifically formed for the protection of minority... Read More

LTFRB: Throw the book at the Don Mariano Group of Companies
Francisco Ed. Lim

December 26, 2013

Last week, we witnessed a tragedy when a Don Mariano passenger bus fell off the Skyway in Parañaque City and crashed onto a van plying the service road beneath. The tragedy claimed 18 lives. As I watched the news, I could just imagine how difficult it was for the families of these individuals (including my driver Arman Balurin who lost his son, Arvind) to accept the fate of their loved ones.... Read More

Pari Delicto Doctrine in Insider Trading Cases
Francisco Ed. Lim

November 28, 2013

In my column last October 31, I wrote about a Supreme Court case that used the pari delicto doctrine to prevent a broker from recovering the unpaid purchase price of stock market trades, which it made for a client in violation of the mandatory close-out rule under the Revised Securities Act (Abacus Securities Corporation vs. Ampil [483 SCRA 315, 27 February 2006]). I then posed the question... Read More

Developing the Municipal Bond Market
Francisco Ed. Lim

March 13, 2013

Municipal bonds, more popularly known as “munis” abroad, are debt obligations issued by states, cities, municipalities, state enterprises, and other governmental entities below the national level. The proceeds of these bonds are used to build roads, bridges, schools, highways, railway systems, hospitals, sewer systems, and many other projects for the public good. Municipal bonds have... Read More

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