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Practice question: Technical Rules Not Binding

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does Article 227’s relaxation of technical evidence rules prohibit a party from being represented by legal counsel?
  1. No
  2. Yes, counsel is expressly forbidden
  3. Only the employer may have counsel
  4. Only the employee may have counsel
  5. Counsel may appear only as a witness

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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