Civil Procedure



GENERAL PRINCIPLES


  • Fundamentals of Remedial Law

  • Rule-making Power of the SC

  • The Philippine Rules of Court
  • Application and interpretation



PRECONDITIONS TO FILING ACTIONS


  • Katarungang Pambarangay Law
  • Earnest Efforts among family kins
  • Doctrine of Primary Jurisdiction
  • Administrative Remedies
  • Motions for Reconsideration
  • Other Statutory preconditions



THE COURTS AND THEIR POWERS


  • The Philippine courts
  • Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Principles of jurisdiction
  • Aspects of jurisdiction:
  • Jurisdiction vs. venue of actions
  • Jurisdiction of Philippine courts



ORDINARY CIVIL ACTIONS


  • The Philippine courts
  • Powers of the Supreme Court
  • Principles of jurisdiction
  • Aspects of jurisdiction:
  • Jurisdiction vs. venue of actions
  • Jurisdiction of Philippine courts



ORDINARY CIVIL ACTIONS


  • Causes of Action
  • Parties
  • Venue of actions
  • Pleadings and Motions
  • Summons
  • Subpoena & Modes of Discovery
  • Dismissal of actions
  • Pretrial and Trial
  • Demurrer
  • Judgments



POST-JUDGMENT REMEDIES


  • Reconsideration and New Trial
  • The Fresh-Period Rule
  • Appeals
  • Reviews



  • Certiorari
  • Relief from judgment
  • Annulment of Judgment
  • Collateral attack

PROVISINAL REMEDIES


  • Common considerations
  • Preliminary attachment
  • Preliminary injunction
  • Receivership
  • Replevin
  • Support pendente lite