Category Archives: Attorney’s Fees

Attorney’s fees may be awarded when a party is compelled to litigate or to incur expenses to protect his interest by reason of an unjustified act of the other party

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Erineus

Even though respondents were not represented by counsel in most of the stages of the proceedings of this case, the award of attorney’s fees as ruled by the Labor Arbiter, the NLRC and the CA to the respondents is still … Continue reading →

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No premium should be placed on the right to litigate and that not every winning party is entitled to an automatic grant of attorney’s fees

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Erineus

The petitioners further seek attorney’s fees based on Article 2208 (4) of the Civil Code, which provides that “in the absence of stipulation, attorney’s fees and expenses of litigation, other than judicial costs, cannot be recovered, except xxx (4) in … Continue reading →

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