Legal library
Every subject of Philippine law, one clear page at a time.
Case digests, episode notes and videos by Atty. Jeric Dave Gallardo, from political law to legal ethics, with links to the full texts of every law and decision.
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Commercial LawCase digestLivesey vs. Binswanger Philippines, Inc.A company closed to escape a settlement, and its business went on under a new name. The Court pierced the veil.Read the digest →Commercial LawEpisode notesAno Ba Talaga ang Corporation?A corporation goes under. Can its creditors take the owner’s house?Read the notes →Commercial LawEpisode notesPiercing the Corporate Veil: Nagsara Para ’Di Magbayad?When can a creditor go after the owner, or the new company?Read the notes →Criminal LawVideoKailan May Sabwatan? Act of One, Act of All (Art. 8 RPC)When is there conspiracy? Why the act of one becomes the act of all, under Article 8 of the Revised Penal Code.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoNahuli Bago Makalabas ng Mall — Frustrated Theft Ba? (Art. 6 RPC)Caught before leaving the mall: is it frustrated theft? The stages of a crime under Article 6 of the Revised Penal Code.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoAttempted vs Frustrated Homicide: Nasa Sugat ang Sagot (Art. 6 RPC)How the wound decides between attempted and frustrated homicide under Article 6.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoImpossible Crime (RPC Art. 4): Kahit Walang Nasaktan, May Kaso Pa Rin?Why an impossible crime can still be punished even when no one was hurt (Art. 4).Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoWrong Target, Wrong Victim, Same Liability (Art. 4 RPC)Hitting the wrong person or the wrong target: why criminal liability remains under Article 4.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoAttempted Petty Theft Punishable? Light Felony Rule + ExceptionsWhen an attempted light felony is punishable, and the exceptions to the rule.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoArson for Insurance? Motive vs Criminal Intent ExplainedThe difference between motive and criminal intent, told through a case of arson for insurance.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoYou Killed the “Robber”… But He Wasn’t | Mistake of FactWhen a mistake of fact can be a defense, told through a supposed robber who wasn’t.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoOne Crash. Two Victims. 1 Crime or 2?One reckless act with two victims: is it one crime or two?Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoYou Hit Someone… But It’s NOT Always a CrimeWhy hurting someone is not always a crime: what makes an act a felony.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoProspectivity vs Retroactivity (R.A. 10951)Penal laws look forward, with an exception when a new law favors the accused, explained with R.A. 10951.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoPinoy Official, Nag-Bribe sa Abroad — Kasuhan Pa Rin?A Filipino official commits a crime abroad: can he still be charged here? The exceptions to territoriality.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoForeign Ship sa Manila Bay — PH Ba May Jurisdiction?A crime aboard a foreign ship in Manila Bay: when Philippine courts have jurisdiction.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoDiplomats Can Kill in the PH and Walk Free?Diplomatic immunity and the generality of Philippine criminal law.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoMinor Drug Offender? Iba ang Penalty Niya!Why the penalty is different for a drug offender who is a minor.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoConfession = Lower Penalty? Depende sa Law!Does confessing lower the penalty? It depends on the law that applies.Watch on YouTube →Criminal LawVideoGood Intentions, Still GUILTY? Mala In Se vs. ProhibitaWhy good faith can matter in one kind of crime and not in the other: mala in se versus mala prohibita.Watch on YouTube →Civil LawVideoPwede Ka Bang Mag-Divorce sa Pilipinas?Can you get a divorce in the Philippines? The Family Code, its exceptions, and where the divorce bill stands.Watch on YouTube →Civil LawVideoPumirma Ka Na sa Quitclaim? May Habol Ka Pa Ba? (Art. 6)Signed a quitclaim? When you may still have a claim, under the rule on waiver of rights in Article 6 of the Civil Code.Watch on YouTube →Civil LawVideoBroken Promise to Marry: Kailan Ka Pwedeng Mag-Sue?When a broken promise to marry can lead to a lawsuit, and when it can’t.Watch on YouTube →
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Everything in the library is general legal information for education, not legal advice. Laws and decisions are quoted from their full texts, which are linked on every page.