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Faced with a staggering prevalence of child marriages, three local units have teamed up to tackle the issue.

Under the current law, only one of the divorced parents is granted custody.

Jiang Ping was known as the ‘conscience’ of the profession and for his advocacy for the rule of law. He played a role in drafting key legislation including corporate, trust, contract and property laws.

Judgment Gist - In a civil intellectual property lawsuit, if the applicant applies to the court to order the other party to produce documentary evidence, it should...

AS the curtains fall on another trip around the sun, it is important to dissect the events that unfolded in the past months. The conclusion of the year is not merely a time for reflective musings; it is also a strategic and opportune moment to plan important tasks. Among these tasks which real property owners face is the crucial obligation to pay real property taxes, which taxes accrue on the first day of January.

INTRODUCTION - Bilingual and Bi-Juridical - Canada is a bilingual, bi-juridical, and multi-cultural country, composed of 10 provinces and 3 territories....

THE Supreme Court (SC) has stressed that a contract that is freely executed has the force of law between the parties; provided that it is not contrary to law, morals, good customs, public order, or public policy. Thus, in a 12-page ruling penned by Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez, the…

'I'm filing a civil suit to be consistent with my stand on the decriminalization of libel, which has been weaponized by those in power to muzzle free speech,' says BAYAN chairperson Teddy Casiño, who filed the complaint

The brewery had argued that the bottle could have exploded for reasons for which it was not responsible, such as transport, the way it was stored by the distributor and e

Gender equality in Sub-Saharan Africa improves as countries take positive strides to increase women's involvement in their national economies