...gistration. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine on retroactivity of laws under the Civil Code and state the effect of Article 4 on this statute. (b) Decide whether the RLTA's retroactivity clauses apply to pending appl...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 4
Cruz owns Lot 9, Block 3. He privately sells it to Santos through a private deed; there is no public instrument or registration. Santos takes possession. Later, Cruz conveys the same lot to Ramon by a public instrumen...
Citations: Civil Code of the Philippines, Art. 5
...s and its effect on ownership and third-party rights, then presents a natural follow-up about subsequent private transfers to test understanding of the doctrine’s limits. The scenario is distinct in facts from typical te...
Citations: Civil Code, Art. 5
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