Practice question
A lawyer says liberal interpretation of an ambiguous rule and equitable suspension of an otherwise applicable procedural requirement are identical. Explain the distinction discussed in Viva Shipping Lines.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 1, Section 6.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2016/feb2016/gr_177382_2016.html — Viva Shipping Lines v. Keppel, G.R. 177382, February 17, 2016, main opinion.
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