Professional Documents
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REVIEW
LEGAL RESEARCH
representation to a client
Questions on competency in legal research
may arise in suits for damages arising from
legal incompetence or claims for malicious
prosecution
STATUTORY LAW
1987
Constitution
Treaties and International Agreements
Statutes Enacted by Legislature
Administrative Rules and Regulations
Ordinances enacted by Autonomous Regions
Ordinances enacted by Local Government
Units
STATUTORY LAW
1987
Constitution
Treaties and International Agreements
Statutes Enacted by Legislature
Administrative Rules and Regulations
Ordinances enacted by Autonomous Regions
Ordinances enacted by Local Government
Units
CASE LAW
Decisions Proper
Subordinate Decisions
Decisions Proper
Subordinate Decisions
COMELEC
- CSC
COA
- NLRC
HLURB
- DARAB
Insurance Commission
Others
Sources of Law
Primary
Secondary
Finding
digests
Treatises and Textbooks
Bar Reviewers
Legal Periodicals
Legal Encyclopedia
Law Dictionaries
3.
4.
Statutory compilations
Computer-assisted
UPDATE
New
statutes
Modification/amendment of old laws
Supreme court jurisprudence SC might
change interpretation of the law
RESEARCH SKILLS
Briefing
Synthesis of Cases
Case Briefing
Digest or summary of one case to serve as
reference.
Contents:
1.
2.
3.
Facts
Issues
Ruling
Synthesizing Cases
Relating