Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Relations Bankruptcy often conjures up images of the Great Depression‚ boarded up store fronts‚ and social disgrace. Today‚ however‚ bankruptcy has evolved into a procedure in which a person or business may preserve their remaining assets‚ reorganize and continue on or obtain a fresh-start in life. Bankruptcy can be defined simply as “the legal process by which the assets of a debtor are sold to pay off creditors so that the debtors can make a fresh start financially”
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Regional Trial Court and other lower courts Regional Trial Courts (RTC) Highest “trial courts” in the Philippines. It was formerly called as the Court of First instance (CFI) before 1980. It was established in each of the 13 regions in the Philippines. Qualifications: Natural-born citizen at least thirty-five years of age and for at least ten years‚ has been engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines or has held a public office in the Philippines requiring admission to the practice
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ARTICLE VIII JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT Section 1. The judicial power shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law. Judicial power includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable‚ and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government. Section
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT (SSG) EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 10th REGULAR SESSION OF THE SUPREME STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS OF JULITA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL‚ JULITA‚ LEYTE HELD AT THE SCHOOL LIBRARY ON SEPTEMBER 7‚2012 AT 3:00 PM. Present officers: RESOLUTION REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM AN WARAY PARTYLIST THROUGH HON. BEN NOEL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUPREME STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICE OF JULITA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ‚ JULITA ‚ LEYTE. WHEREAS ‚ it lays the groundwork for good governance
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The Mauritian Economy: 2012 Outlook Executive Summary Bracing for another storm While the Mauritian economy has been resilient thus far‚ the flip-flops in select Government policies have sent mixed signals to both the private sector and potential investors. Nonetheless‚ the economy grew at an estimated 4% in 2011 driven by a resurgent textile industry‚ and a strong performance by the financial sector. A year ago we had believed that the worst was behind; however‚ the issues surrounding the
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Conflict Resolutions There are many types of ways to resolve conflicts in teams. For this section‚ we will outline the solution and management which includes negotiation‚ mediation‚ and arbitration. Another way to resolve a group conflict is to enhance cohesion within the members. In choosing the most appropriate method to resolve conflicts‚ the first step should be to make sure that the group conflict is clearly understood by the individual members. There are many approaches to conflict
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that there is nothing constant in this world except change. The only difference could be the speed at which the wheels of transformation may spin. The idea of justice and the manner of its implementation are no exception to this universal rule. Judicial reforms should‚ therefore‚ be at the centre stage in the fast transforming world in which we live. It is imperative for enhancing the quality of justice that is at the core of human existence and welfare of any society. It is simply the fundamental
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1ST INTRA STATE CONFERENCE ON "VISTA OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW" TEAM CODE: T34 JUDICIAL ACCOUNABILITY: A FACET OF REALITY ABSTRACT: “Judiciary unlimited” is an unelected judiciary which is not accountable to anyone except itself. Today Judiciary has marginalised the Indian Government. The Supreme Court has its own laws and ways of interpretation with implementation. The issue is not whether something justifiable has come out of all this but whether the Courts have arrogated vast and uncontrolled
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The British Constitution and Judicial Independence One of the basic principles of the British Constitution is judicial independence . Simply explained‚ this means that judges‚ in making their decisions‚ must not be influenced or coerced by outside forces (History Learning Site). This independence is assured by several safeguards which include fiscal autonomy‚ independent selection‚ and security of tenure. The purpose of these is to ensure that judges will render fair and impartial decisions without
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Judicial notice is a rule in the law of evidence that allows a fact to be introduced into evidence if the truth of that fact is so well known or established that it cannot be refuted. This is done upon the request of the party seeking to have the fact at issue determined by the court. Matters admitted under judicial notice are accepted without being formally introduced by a witness or any other rule of evidence‚ and even if one party wishes to lead evidence to the contrary. In India the concept
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