Remote hearings are here to stay. With the Supreme Court's 2026 Guidelines on Videoconferencing, the judiciary has revamped and unified the rules governing virtual court proceedings expanding...

On 29 July 2025, the Supreme Court, in EastWest Rural Bank v. Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 1, G.R. No. 273720, addressed whether, and to what extent...

The SyCipLaw's Top 10 Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for 2023 covers the following tax issues:

The 2024 DOJ-NPS Rules have raised the evidentiary standard for criminal complaints, demanding litigants to develop trial-ready cases as early as preliminary investigation. Here’s what you need to know.

Reasonable connection, not direct causation. This is the essence of the Supreme Court's decision in Social Security System v. Violeta A. Simacas (G.R. No. 217866, 20 June 2022).

The Supreme Court has issued Supreme Court Administrative Matter No. 20-12-01-SC (Re: Proposed Guidelines on the Conduct of Videoconferencing) dated December 9, 2020...

Digital footprintsmatter. The Supreme Court hasoutlined how prosecutorsand defenseteamscan establish social media account ownershiporaccessandauthorshipofasocial mediapost or privatemessage.

Marital Infidelity is Psychological Violence under Republic Act No. 9262 otherwise known as Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 (Anti-VAWC Act)...

There has been a notable increase in the use of electronic signatures for various transactions during the imposition of quarantine restrictions to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

A brief guide addressing common questions and concerns of the IP litigation and enforcement landscape in the Philippines

With rapid advances in technology and increasingly blurred borders, business organisations and individuals have adopted novel initiatives to better cater to and meet their demands.

No. The Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR's) collection efforts are initiated by distraint, levy, or court proceeding and not upon issuance of a Final Decision on Disputed Assessment (FDDA).

To facilitate and expedite the resolution of IP rights cases in the Philippines, the Supreme Court of the Philippines recently promulgated the 2020 Revised Rules of Procedure...

The Philippine legal system is primarily a civil law system. It is, however, influenced by American common law and thus may also be considered a mixed regime consisting of both civil and common law traditions.