G.R. No. 143340, 15 August 2001 Doctrine: Partnership retains its juridical personality even if it fails to register because registration merely gives notice to third parties. FACTS: Respondent Lamberto Chua alleged that in 1977, he [...]

G.R. No. 142612, 29 July 2005 Doctrine: The purpose of registration of the contract of partnership with the SEC is to give notice to third parties. Failure to register the contract of partnership does not [...]

G.R. No. L-78133, 18 October 1988 FACTS: On June 22, 1965, petitioners bought two (2) parcels of land from Santiago Bernardino, et al. and on May 28, 1966, they bought another three (3) parcels of [...]

G.R. No. 136448, 9 November 1999 FACTS: On behalf of "Ocean Quest Fishing Corporation," Antonio Chua and Peter Yao entered into a Contract dated February 7, 1990, for the purchase of fishing nets of various [...]

G.R. No. 142293, 27 February 2003 FACTS: Private respondent Jaime Sahot started working as a truck helper for petitioners’ family-owned trucking business for 36 years, private respondent continuously served the trucking business of petitioners. In [...]

G.R. No. 195542, 19 March 2014 FACTS: Sometime in 2007, yet another investment scam was exposed with the disappearance of its primary perpetrator, Micheal H.K. Liew, a self–styled financial guru and Chairman of the Board [...]

G.R. No. 171815, 7 August 2007 FACTS: Union Cement Corporation (UCC), a publicly-listed company, has two principal stockholders – UCHC, a non-listed company, with shares amounting to 60.51%, and petitioner Cemco with 17.03%. Majority of [...]

G.R. No. 138949, 6 June 2001 FACTS: On April 4, 1997, petitioner, through its General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, sought the opinion of Chairman Perfecto Yasay, Jr. of respondent SEC as to the applicability and [...]

G.R. No. 189158, 11 January 2017 FACTS: Tradition Group, where petitoners herein are employed, and Tullett are competitors in the inter-dealer broking business. On the Tradition Group's motive of expansion and diversification in Asia, petitioners [...]

G.R. No. 131367, 31 August 2000 FACTS: The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (or SBMA) advertised in leading national daily newspapers and in one international publication, an invitation offering to the private sector the opportunity to [...]

G.R. No. 91332, 16 July 1993 FACTS: Petitioners are foreign corporations organized under US laws not doing business in the Philippines and registered owners of symbols ‘MARK VII,’ ‘MARK TEN,’ and ‘LARK’ used in their [...]

G.R. No. 161771, 15 February 2012 FACTS: EYCO Group of Companies ("EYCO") filed a petition for suspension of payments and rehabilitation before the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the case was still pending with the [...]