Practice question
A litigant misses a clear filing requirement, offers no substantial justification, and demands automatic relaxation because remedial law serves justice. The opposing party’s procedural rights and case history would be affected. Which is best?
- Every procedural failure must be forgiven automatically
- The purpose of justice makes all written rules optional
- Liberal construction serves just, speedy and inexpensive disposition but does not create automatic entitlement to disregard every requirement
- A litigant may privately repeal the deadline
- The opposing party can never raise the defect
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule1 Section6: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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