PART I A.1. In January 2018, Mrs. A, a married woman on her sixth (6th) month of pregnancy, was crossing a street when she was suddenly hit by a car being recklessly driven by Mr. X. As a result, Mrs. A sustained serious injuries and further, suffered an unintentional abortion. Mrs. A was hospitalized for… Read More SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2019 BAR EXAMINATIONS in CIVIL LAW UP Law Center
B.11. Atty. Gran for Governor of the Province of Pampanga, while his close friend, Atty. M, ran for Mayor of the Municipality of Guagua, Pampanga. They both won convincingly. Eventually, the losing candidates timely filed election protests. The losing gubernatorial candidate, Mr. A, filed his protest before the Regional Trial Court of Pampanga (RTC), whereas… Read More PART II SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2019 BAR EXAMINATIONS Political and International Law UP Law Complex
PART 1 Define the following terms: (a) Jus cogens (2%) SUGGESTED ANSWER: A.1. Jus cogens is “a peremptory norm of general international law accepted and recognized by the international community of States as a whole as a norm from which no derogation is permitted and which can be modified only by a subsequent norm of… Read More SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2019 BAR EXAMINATIONS Political and International Law (Part 1) UP Law Complex
COMMERCIAL LAW I. Yeti Export Corporation (YEC), through its President, negotiated for Yahoo Bank of Manila (YBM) to issue a letter of credit to course the importation of electronic parts from China to be sold and distributed to various electronic manufacturing companies in Manila. YBM issued the letter of credit and forwarded it to its… Read More SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2018 BAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS IN COMMERCIAL LAW
I. Danielle, a Filipino citizen and permanent resident of Milan, Italy, filed with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Davao City, where she owns a rest house, a complaint for ejectment against Dan, a resident of Barangay Daliao, Davao City. Danielle’s property, which is located in Digos City, Davao del Sur, has an assessed value… Read More SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2018 BAR EXAMINATION in REMEDIAL LAW UP Law Complex
I. Sidley and Sol were married with one (1) daughter, Solenn. Sedfrey and Sonia were another couple with one son, Sonny. Sol and Sedfrey both perished in the same plane accident. Sidley and Sonia met when the families of those who died sued the airlines and went through grief counseling sessions. Years later, Sidley and… Read More SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2018 BAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS IN CIVIL LAW -UP Law Complex
CRIMINAL LAW I. Roberto and Ricardo have had a long-standing dispute regarding conflicting claims over the ownership of a parcel of land. One night, Roberto was so enraged that he decided to kill Ricardo. Roberto asked his best friend, Rafael, to lend him a gun and drive him to Ricardo’s house. Rafael knew about Roberto’s… Read More SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2018 BAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS IN CRIMINAL LAW UP LAW COMPLEX
CIVIL LAW I. Sidley and Sol were married with one (1) daughter, Solenn. Sedfrey and Sonia were another couple with one son, Sonny. Sol and Sedfrey both perished in the same plane accident. Sidley and Sonia met when the families of those who died sued the airlines and went through grief counseling sessions. Years later,… Read More SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2018 BAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS IN CIVIL LAW – UP LAW COMPLEX
A contract of carriage generates a relation attended with public duty, neglect or malfeasance of the carrier’s employees and gives ground for an action for damages. The liability of common carriers under Article 1759 is demanded by the duty of extraordinary diligence required of common carriers in safely carrying their passengers. On the other hand,… Read More Common Carriers, Bill of Lading, and COGSA Recent Rulings and Bar Q & A’s
2017 Bar VII. Bernardo was enraged by his conviction for robbery by Judge Samsonite despite insufficient evidence Pending his appeal, Bernardo escaped in order to get even with Judge Samsonite. Bernardo learned that the Judge regularly slept in his mistress’ house every weekend. Thus, he waited for the Judge to arrive on Saturday evening at… Read More Bar Q & A and Recent Jurisprudence on Direct Assault, Direct Assault with Murder, and Direct Assault with Attempted Murder