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REMEDIAL LAW
2014 BAR EXAMINATIONS
1. General Principles
1.1. Concept of remedial law
1.2. Substantive law vis--vis remedial law
1.3. Rule-making power of the Supreme Court
1.3.1
Court
1.3.2.
procedural rules
1.4. Nature of Philippine courts
1.4.1.
Meaning of a court
1.4.2.
1.4.3.
1.4.4.
1.4.5.
1.4.6.
1.4.7.
1.4.8.
1.4.9.
2. Jurisdiction
2.1Over the parties
2.1.1.
2.1.2.
Supreme Court
2.5.2.
Court of Appeals
2.5.3.
2.5.4.
Sandiganbayan
2.5.5.
2.5.6.
Family Courts
2.5.7.
2.5.8.
Sharia Courts
3.1.2.
3.1.3.
3.1.4.
3.1.5.
3.1.6.
3.1.7.
3.1.8.
3.2.Cause of action
3.2.1.
3.2.2.
3.2.3.
3.2.4.
3.2.5.
3.2.6.
3.3.2.
3.3.3.
3.3.4.
Class suit
3.3.5.
3.3.6.
3.4.Venue
3.4.1.
3.4.2.
3.4.3.
3.4.4.
3.4.5.
3.4.6.
3.5.Pleadings
3.5.1.
Kinds of pleadings
a) Complaint
b) Answer
i.
Negative defenses
Compulsory counterclaim
3.5.3.
Parts of a pleading
a) Caption
b) Signature and address
c) Verification and certification against forum shopping
i.
Allegations in a pleading
Condition precedent
Default
Personal service
Amendment
3.6.Summons
3.6.1.
Voluntary appearance
3.6.3.
Personal service
3.6.4.
Substituted service
3.6.5.
3.6.7.
3.6.8.
Proof of service
3.7.Motions
3.7.1.
Motions in general
a) Definition of a motion
b) Motions versus pleadings
c) Contents and forms of motions
d) Notice of hearing and hearing of motions
e) Omnibus motion rule
Motion to dismiss
a) Grounds
b) Resolution of motion
c) Remedies of plaintiff when the complaint is dismissed
d) Remedies of the defendant when the motion is denied
e) Effect of dismissal of complaint on certain grounds
f) When grounds pleaded as affirmative defenses
g) Bar by dismissal
h) Distinguished from demurrer to evidence under Rule 33
3.8.Dismissal of actions
3.8.1.
3.8.2.
Dismissal
upon
motion
by
plaintiff;
counterclaim
3.8.3.
effect
on
existing
3.8.4.
3.9.Pre-trial
3.9.1.
Concept of pre-trial
3.9.2.
3.9.3.
Notice of pre-trial
3.9.4.
3.9.5.
3.9.6.
case
3.9.7.
3.11.
Intervention
3.10.1.
3.10.2.
Time to intervene
3.10.3.
Subpoena
3.11.1.
3.11.2.
Subpoena ad testificandum
3.11.3.
Service of subpoena
3.12.
3.11.4.
3.11.5.
Quashing of subpoena
Modes of discovery
3.12.1.
appeal
a) Meaning of deposition
b) Uses; scope of examination
c) When may objections to admissibility be made
d) When may taking of deposition be terminated or its scope limited
3.12.2. Written interrogatories to adverse parties Consequences of
refusal to answer
a) Effect of failure to serve written interrogatories
3.12.3.
3.12.5.
3.12.6.
3.13.
Trial
3.13.1.
3.13.2.
3.13.4.
3.13.5.
3.13.6.
3.13.7.
Trial by commissioners
Demurrer to evidence
3.14.1.
Ground
3.14.2.
Effect of denial
3.14.3.
Effect of grant
3.14.4.
3.14.5.
3.15.1.
3.15.2.
Contents of a judgment
3.15.3.
3.15.4.
Summary judgments
3.16.
3.15.5.
3.15.6.
3.15.7.
Post-judgment remedies
3.16.1.
a) Grounds
b) When to file
c) Denial of the motion; effect
d) Grant of the motion; effect
e) Remedy when motion is denied, fresh 15-day period rule
3.16.2.
Appeals in general
Ordinary appeal
3.16.3.
3.17.5.
Rules on redemption
3.17.7.
3.17.8.
3.17.9.
3.18.
Provisional remedies
3.18.1.
3.18.2.
3.18.3.
Preliminary attachment
Preliminary injunction
Receivership
Replevin
3.19.
3.19.2.
3.19.3.
3.19.4.
Interpleader
Reformation of an instrument
Quo warranto
Expropriation
e) Pleadings allowed
f) Action on the complaint
g) When demand is necessary
h) Preliminary injunction and preliminary mandatory injunction
i) Resolving defense of ownership
j) How to stay the immediate execution of judgment
4. Special Proceedings
4.1.
4.1.
4.1.4.
4.2.
4.2.1.
when allowed
4.2.2.
4.2.3.
4.2.4.
allowed
4.2.5.
Remedies
of
aggrieved
parties
after
extrajudicial
settlement of estate
4.3.
4.4.
4.3.2.
4.4.
4.4.
3. Reprobate
a) Requisites before a will proved abroad would be allowed in the
Philippines
4.4.4. Effects of
probate
4.5.
4.5.
2. Order of preference
4.5.
4.6.
4.5.
4.5.
4.6.4.
4.7.
4.6.1.
4.6.2.
Statute of non-claims
4.6.3.
Payment of debts
Actions
that
may
be
brought
against
executors
and
administrators
4.7.2. Requisites before creditor may bring an action for recovery of property fraudulently
conveyed by the deceased
4.8.
4.9.
Liquidation
4.8.2.
Project of partition
4.8.3.
4.8.4.
Trustees
4.10.
4.11.
4.9.1.
4.9.2.
4.9.3.
4.9.4.
4.9.5.
Escheat
4.10.1.
When to file
4.10.2.
4.10.3.
Guardianship
4.11.1.
4.11.2.
4.11.3.
4.12.
Adoption
4.12.1.
4.12.2.
a) Effects of adoption
b) Instances when adoption may be rescinded
c) Effects of rescission of adoption
4.12.3.
Inter-country adoption
a) When allowed
b) Functions of the RTC
c) Best interest of the minor standard
4.13.
4.13.1.
4.13.2.
4.13.3.
4.13.4.
4.13.5.
4.13.6.
4.13.7.
Coverage
4.14.2.
4.14.3.
4.14.4.
4.14.5.
Contents of return
4.14.6.
4.14.7.
4.14.8.
4.14.9.
Scope of writ
4.15.2.
Availability of writ
4.15.3.
4.15.4.
4.15.5.
Contents of return
4.15.6.
4.15.7.
Consolidation
4.15.8.
4.15.9.
4.17.
4.18.
4.18.1.
Change of name
4.16.1.
Differences under Rule 103, R.A. No. 9048 and Rule 108
4.16.2.
Absentees
4.17.1.
4.17.2.
4.19.2.
When to appeal
4.19.3.
Modes of appeal
4.19.4.
5. Criminal Procedure
5.1.
General matters
5.1.1.
5.2.
5.1.2.
5.1.3.
5.1.4.
Prosecution of offenses
5.2.1.
5.2.2.
5.2.3.
5.2.4.
Control of prosecution
5.2.5.
5.2.6.
Designation of offense
5.2.7.
5.2.8.
5.2.9.
5.3.1.
5.3.2.
5.3.3.
5.3.4.
5.3.5.
Prejudicial question
5.3.6.
criminal action
5.4.
5.5.
Preliminary investigation
5.4.1.
Nature of right
5.4.2.
5.4.3.
5.4.4.
5.4.5.
Review
5.4.6.
5.4.7.
5.4.8.
5.4.9.
Inquest
Arrest
5.5.1.
5.5.2.
5.5.3.
Method of arrest
5.5.5.
arrest
5.5.6.
5.6. Bail
5.6.1.
Nature
5.6.2.
5.6.3.
5.6.4.
5.6.5.
5.6.6.
5.6.7.
5.6.8.
5.6.9.
5.7.2.
5.8.2.
5.8.3.
5.8.4.
do
5.8.5.
Searching inquiry
5.8.6.
Improvident plea
5.8.7.
Grounds
5.9.2.
5.9.3.
5.9.4.
Double jeopardy
5.9.6.
Provisional dismissal
5.10.
Pre-tria
5.10.1.
5.10.2.
5.10.3.
Pre-trial agreement
5.10.4.
5.10.5.
Pre-trial order
5.10.6.
Trial
5.11.1.
5.11.2.
of witness
5.11.3.
Trial in absentia
5.11.4.
prescribed period
5.12.
5.11.5.
5.11.6.
5.11.7.
Demurrer to evidence
Judgment
5.12.1.
Requisites of a judgment
5.12.2.
Contents of judgment
5.12.3.
in absentia
5.12.4.
5.13.
5.13.2.
5.13.3.
newly-discovered evidence
5.14.
5.15.
5.13.4.
5.13.5.
Appeal
5.14.1.
Effect of an appeal
5.14.2.
Where to appeal
5.14.3.
5.14.4.
5.14.5.
5.15.2.
5.15.3.
5.15.4.
Probable cause
5.15.5.
5.15.6.
5.15.7.
5.15.8.
Provisional remedies
5.16.1. Nature
5.16.2. Kinds of provisional remedies
6. Evidence
6.1.
General principles
6.1.1.
Concept of evidence
6.1.2.
6.1.3.
6.1.4.
6.1.5.
6.1.6.
Admissibility of evidence
6.1.8.
Presumptions
a) Conclusive presumptions
b) Disputable presumptions
6.1.9.
6.2.2.
a) Mandatory
b) Discretionary
6.2.3.
Judicial admissions
ordinance
6.3. Object (real) evidence
6.3.1. Nature of object evidence
6.3.2. Requisites for admissibility
6.3.3. Categories of object evidence
6.3.4. Demonstrative evidence
6.3.5. View of an object or scene
6.3.6.
a) Meaning of DNA
b) Applicable for DNA testing order
c) Post-conviction DNA testing; remedy
d) Assessment of probative value of DNA evidence and admissibility
e) Rules on evaluation of reliability of the DNA testing methodology
6.4. Documentary evidence
a) Meaning of authentication
Direct examination
g) Admission by silence
h) Confessions
i) Similar acts as evidence
6.5.6. Hearsay Rule
a) Meaning of hearsay
b) Reason for exclusion of hearsay evidence
c) Exceptions to the hearsay rule
i.
Dying declaration
Opinion rule
6.5.8.
Character evidence
a) Criminal cases
b) Civil cases
6.5.9.
Offer of evidence
6.6.2.
6.6.3.
Objection
6.6.4.
Repetition of an objection
6.6.5.
Ruling
6.6.6.
6.6.7.
7.2.
7.3.
8. Katarungang
Pambarangay
Law
(P.D.
No.
1508;
R.A.
7610,
amended)
8.1.
Cases covered
8.2.
8.3.
Venue
8.4.
8.5.
Execution
8.6.
Repudiation
10.
9.1.
9.2.
9.3.
9.4.
Appearances
9.5.
9.6.
Finality of judgment
as
10.1.
10.2.
Civil procedure
10.2.1. Prohibition against temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction
10.2.2. Pre-trial conference; consent decree
10.2.3. Prohibited pleadings and motions
10.2.4. Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO)
10.2.5. Judgment and execution; reliefs in a citizens suit
10.2.6. Permanent Environmental Protection Order; writ of continuing
mandamus
10.2.7. Strategic lawsuit against public participation
10.3.
Special proceedings
10.3.1. Writ of Kalikasan
10.3.2. Prohibited pleadings and motions
10.3.3. Discovery measures
10.3.4. Writ of continuing mandamus
10.4.
Criminal procedure
10.4.1. Who may file
10.4.2. Institution of criminal and civil action
10.4.3. Arrest without warrant, when valid
10.4.6.
Bail
10.4.7.
10.4.8.
Pre-trial
10.4.9.
Subsidiary liabilities
10.5.
11.
Evidence
10.5.1.
Precautionary principle
10.5.2.
Documentary evidence
11.2
11.3
11.4
Effect of non-compliance
11.5