Remedial Law Notes

● Section 11, Rule 14 of the Rules of Court provides: SEC. 11. Service upon domestic private juridical entity. When the defendant is a corporation, …

● Section 14, Rule 14 (on Summons) of the Rules of Court provides: SEC. 14. Service upon defendant whose identity or whereabouts are unknown. In a…

A. In any action , service of summons upon a resident of the Philippines who is temporarily out of the country, may, by leave of court be effected o…

To whom summons shall be served in case of a foreign private juridical entity? A. F oreign private juridical entity which has transacted business …

Where service of summons upon the defendant principal is coursed thru its co-defendant agent, and the latter happens to be a domestic corporation, the…

The purpose of summons, which is to give notice to the defendant or respondent that an action has been commenced against him, was sufficiently met whe…

Extraterritorial service of summons may be effected by any other means the judge may consider sufficient. Summons by publication and at the same time …

In general, substituted service can be availed of only after a clear showing that personal service of summons was not legally possible.  Also, service …

The statutory requirements of substituted service must be followed strictly, faithfully, and fully and any substituted service other than that authoriz…

Sec. 20. Voluntary Appearance. —  The defendant's voluntary appearance in the action shall be equivalent to service of summons. The inclusio…

1. Is there a need to serve new summons after a complaint is amended? ● It depends.  If the defendant has  already been served  summons on the o…