Civil Law
20% of the Bar.
Persons, property, obligations and contracts, succession, and damages.
Study material, not legal advice. Written and checked by the PhilippineLaws team to the best of our knowledge; not reviewed by a lawyer. Check every provision and case against its full text before you rely on it or cite it.
Examined in Civil Law· 20% of the exam
22syllabus topics26curated cases10statutes3lessons
The syllabus
22Tap a topic to drill only that topic.
Obligations and ContractsSalesPropertyFamily CodeSuccessionPersons and Family RelationsLeaseAgencyPartnershipTorts and DamagesCredit TransactionsLand Titles and DeedsPrescriptionQuasi-ContractsEstoppelTrustsPledge and MortgageGuaranty and SuretyshipAntichresisCompromise and ArbitrationConflict of LawsDonations
Lessons
3Worked through one problem at a time.
Year 2 · Week 7The same land, sold twiceDalawang beses naibenta ang lupa. Sino ang panalo?Year 1 · Week 6Fortuitous event and concurring negligenceNalubog sa baha ang delivery truck dahil sa Bagyong Ondoy. Lusot ba ang kumpanya sa danyos?Year 1 · Week 4Psychological incapacity after Tan-AndalAyaw magpatingin sa psychiatrist ng asawa mo. Pwede pa bang ma-annul ang kasal?
The cases
26Each one's doctrine, and the ruling behind it when the citation checks out.
Docket confirmed against the ruling
26- G.R. No. L-122191918· DigestPicart v. SmithTest of Negligence (Reasonable Foresight of the Prudent Man); Last Clear Chance
- G.R. No. L-101261957· DigestBataclan v. MedinaProximate Cause
- G.R. No. L-178701962· DigestMindanao Bus Co. v. City AssessorImmovable Property by Destination
- G.R. No. L-192811965· DigestIn Re: SantillonIntestate Shares / Surviving Spouse and Child
- G.R. No. L-234451966· DigestNuguid v. NuguidPreterition / Total Omission of Compulsory Heir
- G.R. No. L-236781967· DigestBellis v. BellisNationality Principle in Succession
- G.R. No. L-254941972· DigestSanchez v. RigosOption Contracts / Lack of Separate Consideration
- G.R. No. L-392471975· DigestBalanay v. MartinezPartial Validity of Wills
- G.R. No. L-684701985· DigestVan Dorn v. RomilloForeign Divorce / Alien Spouse
- G.R. No. L-639151986· DigestTañada v. TuveraPublication Requirement
- G.R. No. L-300561988· DigestAgcaoili v. GSISReciprocal Obligations / Suspension of Performance
- G.R. No. 1120191995· DigestSantos v. Court of AppealsPsychological Incapacity — Gravity, Juridical Antecedence, Incurability
- G.R. No. 1060631996· DigestEquatorial Realty v. Mayfair TheaterRight of First Refusal
- G.R. No. 1191901997· DigestChi Ming Tsoi v. CAPsychological Incapacity (Art. 36)
- G.R. No. 1087631997· DigestRepublic v. Court of Appeals and MolinaThe Molina Guidelines (Art. 36)
- G.R. No. 1408172001· DigestBondagjy v. BondagjyBest Interest of the Child Over Religious Interpretation
- G.R. No. 1507582004· DigestTenebro v. Court of AppealsNullity of the Second Marriage under Art. 36 Is No Defense to Bigamy
- G.R. No. 1721222007· DigestMercury Drug v. HuangEmployer Liability / Diligence of a Good Father
- G.R. No. 1939022011· DigestZamoranos v. PeopleValid Talaq as Defense Against Bigamy
- G.R. No. 1914252011· DigestNollora v. PeopleBigamy; Muslim Conversion No Defense Where Marriages Not Solemnized Under P.D. 1083
- G.R. No. 1888322014· DigestVillagracia v. Fifth Shari'a District CourtShari'a District Court Jurisdiction over Real Actions Requires That All Parties Be Muslims
- G.R. No. 1741612015· DigestR Transport Corporation v. YuActual owner-employer not exempt from quasi-delict liability because another is the registered owner
- G.R. No. 2016142016· DigestMendez v. Shari'a District CourtAncillary Jurisdiction of Shari'a Circuit Court over Custody in Divorce Cases; Due Process in Custody Awards
- G.R. No. 2017632018· DigestMangondaya v. Ampaso'Ada Must Be Proven as a Fact; No Dismissal Without Pre-Trial and Trial in Shari'a Courts
- G.R. No. 2210292018· DigestRepublic v. ManaloForeign Divorce Initiated by the Filipino Spouse (Art. 26(2), Family Code)
- G.R. No. 1963592021· DigestTan-Andal v. AndalPsychological Incapacity as Legal Concept
Governing statutes
10The Republic Acts filed under this subject, in full text.
- DOMESTIC ADMINISTRATIVE ADOPTION AND ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE ACT
- DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT OF 1998
- FAMILY COURTS ACT OF 1997
- NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MUSLIM FILIPINOS ACT OF 2009
- PERMANENT VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATES OF LIVE BIRTH, DEATH, AND MARRIAGE ACT
- PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY ACT
- PHILIPPINE HALAL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION ACT OF 2016
- PHILIPPINE ISLAMIC BURIAL ACT
- REALTY INSTALLMENT BUYER PROTECTION ACT
- THE CHARTER OF THE AL-AMANAH ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES
Also filed here
Why these sit under this subject.
Shari'ah Law
Examined in the Special Shari'ah Bar rather than the regular Bar. PD 1083 governs Muslim personal laws — marriage, divorce and succession — so it is shown under Civil Law.
Other subjects
The rest of the exam.