Category: Law
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Labor Law: Cashiers Beware!
The case EATS-CETERA FOOD SERVICES OUTLET and/or SERAFIN RAMIREZ, versus MYRNA B. LETRAN and MARY GRACE ESPADERO, (G.R. No. 179507, October 2, 2009) involves a cashier whose time card was punched in by someone else. She failed to report this incident to her supervisor, for which reason she was eventually dismissed. One wonders whether such […]
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Labor Law – Loss of Trust and Confidence
The Supreme Court had the opportunity of reiterating some well-known guidelines pertaining to dismissal due to loss of trust and confidence in the very recent case of M+W ZANDER PHILIPPINES, INC. and ROLF WILTSCHEK, versus TRINIDAD M. ENRIQUEZ, (G.R. No. 169173) promulgated just last week, i.e., June 5, 2009. You can read the facts of […]
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House Resolution 1109
Atty. Fred Pamaos has posted the full text of House Resolution 1109 (re: Constitutional Amendment or Revision) at Philippine e-Legal Forum. Here’s the bottomline: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS BE CONVENED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION UPON A VOTE OF THREE-FOURTHS OF ALL […]
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What is Christian Lawyering?
The Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues: What is Christian Lawyering? Radio Interview.
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Impact of Social Media on Legal System
Bringing Twitter, Facebook to justice – Winnipeg Free Press. Indeed, the impact of social media on all parts of the legal system is becoming more and more apparent, and the need to address it more urgent. New technology makes some of the old concerns — the intrusiveness of old TV cameras, the inability to mask […]
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Seeking Justice: The Way of Lawyers
We should all seek justice in what we do… [The Talmud states,] ‘Every judge who renders a fair decision is like a partner of the Holy One in the act of creation’ (Talmud, Shabbat 119b). The Talmud also promises that ‘a judge who decides a case in accordance with true equity causes the Shekhinah, God’s […]
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