Practice question
A party in a regular civil trial invokes a decision allowing justified technical flexibility in the CTA and argues that every evidentiary restriction is therefore abolished in every Philippine court. Which analysis is correct?
- Any exception in one forum abolishes all evidence rules everywhere
- The legal basis and scope of the exception must be identified; CTA flexibility is not a universal repeal of ordinary court rules
- Uniformity prohibits any statutory exception
- All courts must use the exact procedure of whichever agency is most informal
- The party may choose an evidence code after seeing the opponent's proof
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf — A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, effective May 1, 2020; Rules 128 §§1–4, 130 §§1–2, 131 §1, and 133 §§1–2,6.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_263794_2025.html — CIR v. Marily Development Corporation, G.R. No. 263794, April 2, 2025, MAIN decision (justified evidentiary reopening and opportunity to examine and object).
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/apr2022/gr_248304_2022.html — Agapito v. Aeroplus Multi-Services, Inc., G.R. No. 248304, April 20, 2022, MAIN decision (limits on procedural and evidentiary liberality).
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