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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (05): Avoid legalese

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1. Webinar: “Drafting in Plain Language - Leaving Legalese Behind” (National Conference of State Legislatures) 2. Lawyers, Stop Writing...
Friday, April 12, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (04): Warren Buffett’s advice on good writing

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Warren Buffett is an American investor, industrialist, and philanthropist. He was ranked as the world’s richest person in 2008 and as the th...
Saturday, April 06, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (03): Classic advice on good writing

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1. The secret of good writing, by Mark Twain (in a letter to a 12-year-old boy “I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words...
Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (02): Free resources in English grammar

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Poor grammar compounds the problem of bad legal writing among Filipinos. One media report claims that “many graduates from our top universit...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (01): Introduction

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Law professors, bar examiners, and judges have been complaining of the poor grammar and woeful quality of writing among students and practit...
Saturday, May 05, 2018

Divorce obtained abroad by Filipino citizen against alien spouse now recognized in the Philippines

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“SC recognizes divorce in marriage with foreigners” (Rappler) The Supreme Court (SC) en banc issued a landmark ruling on Tuesda...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Proposed legislation (02): Adverse claims on real property and certain practices of the Register of Deeds and the Land Registration Authority

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Index of topics: 1 . Background facts ; 2. The relevant law on adverse claims - PD 1529 Property Registration Decree ; 3. The Supreme Co...
Friday, May 16, 2014

Escalation of interest rates in loan contracts void without written notice to and written consent of the borrower

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Plain Language summary: Case title: “ Spouses Ignacio F. Juico and Alice P. Juico, Petitioners, -versus- China Banking Cor...