For those interested, the questions and proposed answers for the 2008 bar exams (Political Law, Labor Law, Civil Law, Taxation, Mercantile Law, Criminal Law, Remedial Law and Legal Ethics) are posted at phBar.org. Thank you.
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2008 Bar Exam Questions and Proposed Answers
Published by Atty. Fred October 2nd, 2008 in Bar Exams & Bar Matters. 0 CommentsImplementation of Bar Matter 1922 extended to 1 January 2009
Published by Atty. Fred September 5th, 2008 in Bar Exams & Bar Matters. 0 CommentsThe Supreme Court earlier issued Bar Matter No. 1922, requiring all lawyers to indicate the number and date of issue of their MCLE Certificate of Compliance, and if they could not do so by 25, August 2008, it will result to the dismissal of the case and the expunction of the pleadings from the records. [...]
Bar Matter No. 1922: MCLE Compliance
Published by Atty. Fred June 27th, 2008 in Bar Exams & Bar Matters and Litigation and Labor Law. 1 CommentQuoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of the Supreme Court En Banc dated June 3, 2008:
“Bar Matter No. 1922. - Re: Recommendation of the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Board to Indicate in All Pleadings Filed with the Courts the Counsel’s MCLE Certificate of Compliance or Certificate of Exemption. - The Court Resolved [...]
Results of the 2007 Philippine Bar Exams
Published by Atty. Fred February 6th, 2008 in Bar Exams & Bar Matters. 0 CommentsThere are rumors that the results of the 2007 bar exams will be released in February 2008 (while others say it’s March). In the days to come, there will be more “rumors” as to when the 2007 results will be released. These rumors only add to the examinee’s agony of waiting for the bar results. [...]
A No-Nonsense Court Management
Published by Atty. Fred January 17th, 2008 in Bar Exams & Bar Matters. 0 CommentsWhile managing a court effectively is no rocket science, neither it is to be taken lightly. If you are a judge or a court official, you have been appointed exactly to the position you desired. And here are your basic duties:
Sample Bar Questions (Criminal Law)
Published by dnpante July 16th, 2007 in Bar Exams & Bar Matters and Criminal Law. 0 CommentsThis question was taken from a compilation of bar questions in Lex Libris. The answer is a product of my personal research, hence, only a legal information and in no way constitutes a legal advice to those in similar situations.
Bar Question on Criminal Law 2004:
Facts:
Aki and Ben, while walking together, met Caloy. There was an [...]
2006 Bar Exams: Results out
Published by Atty. Fred April 2nd, 2007 in Bar Exams & Bar Matters. 72 Comments(Note: The bar exams forum is now online) I was hesitant to write anything yesterday, April Fools’ day, especially when what I had to say is something important (well, for those who took the exams, at least) - the bar results will be released tomorrow, 3 April 2007. I noticed that so many future lawyers [...]
Suggested Answers to the 2006 Bar Examination Questions
Published by Joselito Basilio December 5th, 2006 in Bar Exams & Bar Matters. 10 CommentsThe “Suggested Answers to the 2006 Bar Examination Questionsâ€, a 137-page book recently published by the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS), is not only very instructive and useful, but also an earnest manifestation of the organization’s goal of “honing the intellectual fitness of law students and improving legal education in the country, by giving [...]
Bar Exams - the Agony of waiting for the results
Published by Atty. Fred October 7th, 2006 in Bar Exams & Bar Matters. 207 CommentsThe examination for admission to the Philippine Bar (the Bar refers to the aggregation of all lawyers in the Philippines) is one of the most, if not THE most, difficult Philippine licensure exams. Some even say that it’s the most difficult bar exam in the world, primarily because it’s an essay-type exam (there’s already a [...]
I’m not talking about track record, competence, degree of confidence and the high level of trust that comes with the attorney-client relationship. Of course, these considerations are crucial because a client entrusts his properties, even his liberty and life, to the able hands of his lawyer.
What I’m referring to is something that I never imagined [...]
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