ACCRALAW’s Apprenticeship Program for 2021
ACCRALAW offers an apprenticeship program to top and promising law students from leading law schools.
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ACCRALAW Named Asialaw’s Philippines Firm of the Year for 2021
The leading publication, asialaw, recently announced the 2021 rankings of law firms in the Southeast Asian Region. For the Philippines, ACCRALAW was recognized as Philippines Firm of the Year.
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Effects on the Ground by Expanded Court Jurisdiction in Civil Cases
On 30 July 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11576, which expanded the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (“first level courts”). This also effectively increased the jurisdictional value under the Regional Trial Courts (“second level courts”) for civil actions involving title to, or possession of, real property, or any interest therein.
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Christopher Louie Ocampo’s MCLE Lecture on Competition Law
Christopher Louie D. Ocampo, Senior Associate at ACCRALAW, delivered a lecture on Competition Law to ACCRALAW lawyers as part of their Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE).
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Eric Recalde’s Talk on the PEACe Bonds
Last 21 September 2021, Partner Eric R. Recalde lectured on “The Legacy of PEACe Bonds.” He highlighted the terms of their issuance, the incidents leading to the dispute, and the impact of the Supreme Court decision not only in banking and financial transactions but also on the remedies of questioning tax issuances.
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Changing Measures: The Dawn of a New Age
No person shall be deprived of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law. This was guaranteed by no less than the Constitution – our fundamental law, in its mission to find a striking balance between the immense powers of the State on one hand, and an individual’s right to being on the other. Necessarily, and rightfully so, due process has been defined as the “sporting idea of fair play” considering as it does limit official acts within the bounds of reason.
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Workers’ Rights in the Gig Economy
The gig economy involves work done in digital labor platforms which includes both web-based platforms, where work is outsourced through an open call to a geographically dispersed crowd (crowdwork), and through location-based apps (work on-demand via apps) which allocate work to individuals in a specific geographic area.
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ACCRALAW’s A-Listed Lawyers
The Asia Business Law Journal conducted its research on the Philippines’ leading law practitioners. Its research included interviews with different in-house counsel and Philippine-focused international law firms.
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A Bar Methods Lecture for New Recruits
To date, ACCRALAW has hired 45 associates who are scheduled to join the Firm after they take the 2020/2021 Bar Examinations.
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Chambers Employment 2021 Global Practice Guide
ACCRALAW contributed the Philippine chapter of Chambers Global Practice Guide on Employment Law. Emerico O. De Guzman, Clarence Darrow C. Valdecantos, Joy Anne C. Leong-Pambid, and Gilyen Ezra Marie L. Li wrote the chapter.
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