Practice question
A Philippine court properly hears a civil dispute whose substantive contract issue is governed by an established foreign law. Does that fact alone require adoption of the foreign country's ordinary courtroom pleading rules?
- Yes, substantive choice automatically imports every foreign procedure
- Yes, the foreign court must replace the Philippine judge
- Yes, all Philippine procedural rules disappear
- No; forum procedure ordinarily remains applicable despite the selected foreign substantive law
- Yes, any party may choose every filing rule
Legal references
- Saudia v. Rebesencio, GR198587, January14 2015, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/60343
- Garcia v. Recio, GR138322, October2 2001, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/oct2001/gr_138322_2001.html
- Asiavest Limited v. CA, GR128803, September25 1998, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1998/sep1998/gr_128803_1998.html
- Hasegawa v. Kitamura, GR149177, November23 2007, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/nov2007/gr_149177_2007.html
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