Practice question
What kind of authority must a permitted representative at a small-claims hearing have under Rule IV, Section 17?
- Authority only to observe silently
- Authority only to request repeated postponements
- Authority to settle amicably and enter stipulations or admissions of facts and documentary exhibits, through the prescribed instrument
- Authority to act as a lawyer in every court
- Authority solely from the opposing party
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf — A.M. 08-8-7-SC, March 1, 2022, Rules on Expedited Procedures in the First Level Courts, Rule IV, Sections 17–18, printed pages 2035–2036.
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