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Practice question: Venue (Rule 4)

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Practice question

Does an exclusive venue clause automatically cover every later dispute having any historical connection with the parties?
  1. Yes; restrictive wording controls every imaginable later wrong.
  2. No; its scope and applicability must be examined.
  3. Yes; the clause necessarily binds every stranger.
  4. Yes; all judicial acts become terms of the contract.
  5. Yes; no independent claim can fall outside it.

Legal references

  • Hernando v. Golden Sun Finance Corp., G.R. No. 259295, May 7, 2025, main decision, actual relief and scope of exclusive venue: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/may2025/gr_259295_2025.html
  • Saludo, Jr. v. American Express International, Inc., G.R. No. 159507, April 19, 2006, main decision, actual residence for venue versus domicile: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/apr2006/gr_159507_2006.html
  • 2019 Amendments to Civil Procedure, Rules 2-4 and relevant Rule 10 Section 3, current operative provisions: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html

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