Philippine Bar review · Question

Practice question: Immutability of Final Judgments; Exceptions

Essay Medium

Practice question

Explain the temporal element of the supervening-circumstance exception.

Legal references

  • DOST Officials and Personnel v. Commission on Audit, G.R. No. 253218, February 4, 2025, main decision, finality and its exceptions: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_253218_2025.html
  • Atup v. People, G.R. Nos. 229395 and 252705, November 10, 2021, main decision, limits of clerical and nunc pro tunc correction: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_229395_2021.html

Answer this question in flashcards to review your response and continue practicing.