ACCRALAW acted as Philippine counsel to HC Philippines Holdings B.V., in connection with the sale of HC Consumer Finance Philippines, Inc. (“Home Credit Philippines”) and its affiliate companies HCPH Financing 1, Inc. and HCPH Insurance Brokerage, Inc, to Bank of Ayudhya PCL, the fifth largest financial group in Thailand, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, a global financial leader from Japan.
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Under the current framework of criminal cases in the Philippines, generally, a complaint must first be filed with the Office of the City Prosecutor if the penalty for the crime, as prescribed by law, is at least four years, two months, and one day, without regard to the fine.
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ACCRALAW’s Senior Partner Judy Hao was awarded by The Legal 500 as the Regional Leading Lawyer of the Year at its recent Southeast Asia Awards 2023. The awarding ceremony was a black-tie event held at The Pan Pacific Singapore last 11 May 2023.
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On 12 May 2023, a forum entitled, “Financial Inclusion for Women, Water and Climate Resilience” was held at Fairmont Hotel, Makati City. The forum was led by Water.org and co-sponsored by ACCRALAW, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), and Forest Foundation.
ACCRALAW announces the selection of the following law students to participate in its Internship Program for 2023
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To further strengthen the consumer protection framework, the financial regulators under Republic Act No. 11765 or the “Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act” (FPCA) took turns releasing the rules to effectively carry out the provisions of the law.
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ACCRALAW participated in the IBP Makati City Chapter’s Free Legal Aid Clinic. Last 3 May 2023, ACCRALAW Associates Sittie Namraidah L. Ali, Aloysius Francis M. Bresnan, Aleli Joyce H. Bucu, and Nepomuceno M. Mendoza III advised Makati City residents on different concerns from contract issues to criminal cases.
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In August 2022, I wrote an article on probationary employment. The discussions centered mainly on the issues arising from the essential requirements under Article 296 of the Labor Code, i.e., that the employee must be apprised of the regularization standards at the time of his/her engagement, and that the probationary period must not exceed six months.
ACCRALAW acted as Philippine counsel for the Sole Global Coordinator, Lead Manager and Bookrunner, UBS AG Singapore Branch, in connection with the US$20 Million 7.25% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2025 issued by DDPC Worldwide Pte. Ltd. (the “Issuer”) on 28 March 2023 and guaranteed by DoubleDragon Corporation.
ACCRALAW Of Counsel Teresita J. Herbosa was among the examiners appointed for the Commercial Law core subject, along with Atty. Jose Perpetuo M. Lotilla and Prof. Maria Zarah R. Villanueva, following the Supreme Court’s three-examiner policy.
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