Topic

POLITICAL LAW
Extradition
Natural-born Fillipinos
Amendments vs Revisions
Initiative and Referendum

Researcher

Regulation of Rallies: Time, Place, Manner

Freedom of Expression

Reylan
Timmy

International Criminal Court: jurisdiction

Illegal Search and Seizures
Recall

Ralph
Twinkle
Daniel

Police power: valid exercise

De facto public officer
Diplomatic immunity
Treaties: abrogation

Daniel
Reylan
Nicca
Timmy

Eminent domain: expropriation

Filing of Vacancies in LGUs

Ciro
Kadeen

Principle of Equality among states

Exclusize Economic Zone
Preventive Suspension
Ombudsman: powers

Twinkle
Nicca
Nilsy
Reylan

LABOR LAW
Overtime Work
Sexual Harassment
Separation pay
Illegal Dismissal
Strikes: validity

Ralph
Reylan
Daniel
Daniel
Ciro

Employer-employee Relationship: elements

Nilsy

Employment as a property right

Illegal Recruitment
Wage distortion
Certification Election

Sheila
Kadeen

Regular Employee vs contractual employee; regular

employee vs project employee

Reylan
Twinkle
Sheila
Nicca

Chao

Reylan

Unilateral withdrawal of benefits

NLRC Jurisdiction
Reinstatement
Retirement Pay
Employment of Minors
Labor-only Contracting
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave

Guats
Daniel
Guats
Nilsy
Twinkle
Reylan
Nicca
Timmy

13th month pay

Chao

CRIMINAL LAW
Aggravating Circumstances: treachery, recidivism, and
qualifying aggravating circumstances
Twinkle
Presence of aggravating & mitigating circumstances ;
offsetting
Degrees of Participation
Falsification of Documents

Chao
Twinkle
Reylan

Estafa compared with BP 22, Labor Code's Illegal

Recruitment
Syndicated Estafa

Chao
Sheila

Murder vs. Homicide vs. Reckless Imprudence

Rape/sexual assault

Ralph
Nicca

Three-fold rule re: Sentences

Chao

Indeterminate Sentence Law

Direct vs Indirect Bribery
Impossible crimes

Twinkle
Reylan
Nicca

COMMERCIAL LAW

Derivative suit: by shareholder for the corporation against

its Board
Sheila
Chattel Mortgage; Affidavit of Good Faith

Ralph

Habitual engagement in a business; when does it

commence?

Ciro

Ultra vires acts of a corporation

Chao

Warehouse Receipts: warehouseman loses lien

Ciro

Negotiable instruments; notice of dishonor

Guats

Defenses of drawer in case checks are subsequently

dishonored
Bulk sales law

Timmy
Nicca

Trademark vs. Copyright Infringement

Kadeen

Bank files action for collection against corporation and

thereafter a real action to foreclose the mortgage; legality Ralph
Barratry in marine insurance

Kadeen

exception to the "independence principle" governing

letters of credit; fraud

Timmy

Doctrine of Limited Liability

Right of Pre-Emption

Ralph
Guats

Doctrine of Piercing the Corporate Veil

Ciro

insurable interest: lives of firm partners

Nilsy

Effect of forgery in a negotiable instrument; material

alteration

Kadeen

Fair Use Doctrine in Copyright Law

Kadeen

REMEDIAL LAW
Appeals; question of law and question of fact
Bail

Sheila
Reylan

Hearsay Evidence; exceptions

Chao

Jurisdiction; compare with venue

Ralph

Ejectment Suits; venue, jurisdiction

Service of Summons
Settlement Proceedings

Daniel
Twinkle
Ciro

Writ of Preliminary Attachment

Preliminary Investigation
Writ of Execution
Admissibility of Evidence
Forum Shopping
Damages
Small Claims cases
Motion to Quash
summary Judgment
Prejudicial Questions

Guats
Nilsy
Timmy
Timmy
Reylan
Nilsy
Chao
Twinkle
Sheila
Ralph

Amendments to Information or Complaint

Pleadings

Daniel
Ciro

alternative dispute resolutions; Mediation

Timmy

Writs; amparo, habeas data, habeas corpus

Dying Declaration
Chain of Custody
Foreclosure Proceedings
Demurrer to Evidence

Kadeen
Sheila
Nilsy
Guats
Nicca

LEGAL ETHICS
Disbarment; grounds
Conflict of Interest

Sheila
Chao

Keeping abreast with developments in the legal

profession; MCLE

Ralph

Advertising Professional Activities or Legal Services

Lawyer-Client Privilege

Twinkle

Payment of IBP dues; failure to pay and effects

Attorney's Fees; guidelines

Ciro
Nilsy

Resume of practice of law of the PH

Propriety of a Judge's Actions

Ralph
Nicca

Notarial Practice; evidence of identity

Lawyer's Oath

Kadeen
Nilsy

Notarial Practice; fees

Positions in Government

Kadeen
Timmy

Appearance of a non-lawyer as an attorney for a litigant in

a case
Guats
Termination of services; when deemed terminated

Chao

Profession vs Trade in the practice of law

Ciro

Reason why an attorney is considered an officer of the

court

Twinkle

Verification vs Forum Shopping

Nicca

Notarial Practice; authentication; presence of signatures

and exceptions

Guats

Moral Turpitude; acts constitutive of

Champertous Contracts
Forms; writing of information

Nilsy
Ciro

TAXATION LAW
BIR RULINGS; Rulings of First Impression

Sheila

Close and Completed Transaction

Chao

Income Tax; for a partnership

Deductions
Assessment

Ralph
Daniel
Daniel

Assessment; Exemption to Examine Once a year

Guats

Criminal Prosecution; Duty to Pay Tax Despite Acquittal

Nilsy

Business Tax; Taxable Period, Payment in Installment

Daniel

Local Tax: Legality/ Constitutionality

Daniel

Local Tax; Period to File Protest and Appeal

Guats

Customs: Exempted Transactions;

Sheila

Customs: Forfeiture Proceeding, Nature

Chao

Customs: Jurisdiction; Issuance of Warrant of Search and

Seizure

Sheila

Bank Deposits Secrecy Violation

Daniel

Principle of Administrative Feasibility

Sheila

Set-off; Doctrine of Equitable Recoupment

Sheila

Personal Income Tax; Accounting Period

Guats

CIVIL LAW
Void, voidable, valid marriage

Twinkle

Property relations between husband and wife

Declaration of nullity
Usufruct

Twinkle
Nicca
Ralph

Marriage; lex loci celebrationis

Easements
Wills; in general
Intestate Succession
Contracts; in general
Maceda Law
Lease
Partnership; concept of
Presence of partnership
Mortgage

Nicca
Ciro
Sheila
Nilsy
Kadeen
Guats
Ciro
Guats
Chao
Kadeen

Award of Damages; propriety

Land titles; in general

Reylan
Reylan

Torrens title; characteristics

Chao

Lands; alienable; public domain

Co-ownership; partition

Chao
Timmy