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2008 Bar Exam Questions and Proposed Answers

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.

Implementation of Bar Matter 1922 extended to 1 January 2009

The 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

Quoted 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

There 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

While 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)

This 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

(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

The “Suggested Answers to the 2006 Bar Examination Questions”, 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

The 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 [...]

Know Your Lawyer

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 [...]