Mutuality of contracts and higher interest rates
The Supreme Court has historically used the principle of mutuality of contracts as lens to scrutinize interest-imposing clauses.
Amicus Curiae
The truth defense in defamation
Just the other week, a jury awarded Johnny Depp $15 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit he brought against ex-wife Amber Heard for claiming in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed that she was a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”
Protecting financial consumers against fraud
The Philippines has had its fair share of financial fraud scandals. Only recently, in December 2021, one of the largest banks in the Philippines was hit by a cyber fraud attack by hackers who illegally transferred funds from the accounts of more than 700 of its clients.
Facilitated Naturalization of Refugees and Stateless Persons
War, violence, and insecurity in many areas of the world have forced multitudes of people to flee from their homes.
Remembering the Right to be Forgotten
Tech giant and search engine provider Google announced last 27 April 2022 that it will allow people to request for the deletion from its search results websites containing their personal contact information…
Post Clearance Audits, visitorial, and police authority of the Customs Bureau
The Bureau of Customs (BoC) has enhanced its collection efforts in recent years.
Fire-at-will
As a general proposition in the United States, particularly in the State of California, employment, having no specified term, may be terminated at the will of either party on notice to the other.
Anticompetitive Arrangements by Property Developers and Internet Service Providers
What used to be a slow trend towards digitalization rapidly accelerated as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
Regulating Fake News on Social Media Platforms
Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok, play a vital role in the dissemination of information, as well as in the discourse of opinions among Filipinos.
Fair Winds for Fair Use
Fair use is a privilege to use copyrighted material in a reasonable manner without the consent of the copyright owner or copying a theme or idea rather than their expression.