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Practice question: Technical Rules Not Binding

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Practice question

A tribunal considers a reliable relevant record through a reasonable simplified method after both parties fully address authenticity and substance. An objection relies solely on omission of an ordinary civil-trial ritual, without identifying unfairness or a controlling labor rule. What does Article 227 support?
  1. Automatic rejection of all simplified fact-finding
  2. Assessment of the record through reasonable fair means without treating court technicalities as controlling
  3. Automatic judgment for the objector
  4. Elimination of the need to assess reliability
  5. Permission to decide an unrelated claim without jurisdiction

Legal references

  • Labor Code, Article 227 (formerly 221), technical rules, reasonable fact-finding and control of proceedings: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html

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