An extension clause in negotiable instruments refers to a provision that allows the maturity date of a negotiable instrument, such as a promissory note or a bill of exchange, to be extended beyond its original due date.
Cause of action is the act or omission by which a party violates a right of another. (Sec. 2, Rule 2)
Prescription deals with delay itself and thus is an issue of how much time has passed. Laches, on the other hand, concerns itself with the effect of delay and not the period of time that has lapsed.
Under the new law, recognition may be compulsory or voluntary. Voluntary recognition may be made in the record of birth, a will, a statement before a court of record or in any authentic writing.
Plea bargaining is a process whereby the accused and the prosecution work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval.
In actions in personam, the judgment is for or against a person directly. Actions in rem are actions against the thing itself. Quasi in rem actions are actions involving the status of a property over which a party has interest.
Quantum meruit—meaning "as much as he deserves"—is used as basis for determining a lawyer’s professional fees in the absence of a contract x x x taking into account certain factors in fixing the amount of legal fees.
People of the Philippines vs. Alexander Olpindo y Reyes | G.R. No. 252861, February 15, 2022
CIVIL COURTS are those which take cognizance of civil cases only, while CRIMINAL COURTS are those which take cognizance of criminal cases only. (14 Am. Jur. 249; Ballentine's Law Dict., 2nd Ed., p. 301)
Substantive law creates, defines, and regulates rights and duties concerning life, liberty, or property the violation of which gives rise to a cause of action.
