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DECISION
JARDELEZA, J.:
Designated as Acting Chairperson of the First Division per Special Order No. 2559 dated May 11,
2018.
•• Designated as Acting Member of the First Division per Special Order No. 2560 dated May 11, 2018.
1
Rollo (G.R. No. 193782), pp. 9-48; rollo (G.R. No. 210695), pp. 34-91.
2 1
Rollo (G.R. No. 193782), pp. 54-67. Penned by Associate Justice?lorit S. Macalino with Associate
Justices Juan Q. Enriquez, Jr. and Ramon M. Bato, Jr. concurring.
3
Dated January 2, 2007 and January 16, 2008, respectively, id. at 54.
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4
Id. at 64.
Rollo (G.R. No. 210695), pp. 9-21. Penned by Associate Justice Agnes Reyes-Carpio with Associate
Justices Rosalinda Asuncion-Vicente and Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla concurring.
6
Dated March 11, 2011 and May 19, 2011, respectively, id. at 9.
Id. at 20.
Id. at 127-136.
Id. at 107-126.
10
Several of the correspondences betwe the parties refers to the Engagement Letter and the FASA as
NHMFC Agreement. The designations e used interchangeably throughout this Decision.
11
Subsidiary of EYLLP authorized do business within the Asia Pacific Region. Rollo (G.R. No.
193782), pp. 54-55; rollo (G.R. No. 0695), p. 128.
12
Rollo (G.R. No. 210695), p. 110.
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Dear Dale,
13
Id. at 787-788. Also cited in the Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA G.R. SP No. 120897, id. at
10-11.
14
Id. at 689; records, pp. 126-127.
15
CA rollo (CA-G.R. SP No. 102805), pp. 263-266.
16
See records, pp. 364-365.
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Id. at 366.
18
Id. at 368-369; rollo (Gj(. No. 193782), p. 55; rollo (G.R. No. 210695), pp. 38, 308.
19
Records, pp. 371-374.
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Ceremony held on 22 April 2004 and [his continued provision of] services
as the final closing approaches." 26
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6
Id. at 1551-1553; rollo (G.R. No. 210695), pp. 12-13.
Reoo,ds, pp. 15 54-15 55: rollo (G. R. No. 210695), p. 13 ·
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SO ORDERED."
SO ORDERED. "
As adverted to, the CA annulled the March 11 and May 19, 2011
Orders:
28
Rollo ( GNo.. (2. 0695), pp. 13-15.
29
Id. at 570.
30
Id. at 16.
31
Id. at 20.
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1. In G.R. No. 193 782, whether the CA erred in referring the dispute
between Strickland and EYLLP to arbitration and ordering that EYLLP be
dropped as defendant in Civil Case No. 05-692.
In annulling the January 2, 2007 and January 16, 2008 Orders of the
RTC, the CA ruled that: (1) EYLLP substantially complied with Section 7,
Rule 8 of the Rules of Court on setting forth actionable documents in a
33
Rollo (G.R. No. 210695), pp. 50-52.
34
Rollo (G.R. No. 193782), pp. 189-19J.
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35
Id. at 58-64.
36
Id. at 11.
37
CA rol/o (CA-G.R. SP No. 102805), pp. 65-72.
38
Id. at 90-91.
39
G.R. No. 175404, January 31, 2011, 641SCRA3
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4o Id at 43-46.
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Thus, we agree with the CA' s ruling on the nature of the contract
between Strickland and EYLLP, and its application of our commercial
arbitration laws to this case:
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44
Rollo (G.R. No. 193782), pp. 190-192.
Id. at 79-85.
See RULES OF COURT, Rule 8, Sec. 8. t
Fruehauf Electronics Philippines Corporation v. Technology Electronics Asse b
Pacific Corporation, G.R. No. 204197, November 23, 2016, 810 SCRA 280, 308.
and Management
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cover matters arising from all relationships of a commerc~:!/
nature, whether contractual or not." It also states
Decision 16 G.R. Nos. 193782 & 210695
I. ASSIGNMENT
Terms of Assignment
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47
CA rol/o (CA-G.R. SP No. 102805), p. 263.
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4 Rollo (G.R. 0. 210 95), p. 186.
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49
Id. at 18.
50
Id. at 71-72.
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defendants; 51 and (3) Strickland has distinct causes of action against other
defendants such as NHMFC. 52
Dear Dale,
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at 787.
54 Id. at 107.
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56
G.R. No. 120105, March 27, 1998, 288 SCRA 267.
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Id. at 283-284.
58
See CIVIL CODE, Art. 2176.
59
See CIVIL CODE, Arts. 2142 al1ll 2143.
60
See CIVIL CODE, Art. 1157.
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61
Rollo (G.R. No. 210695), p. 190. (
62 Id. at 191.
63
See RULES OF COURT, Rule 2, Sec. 2.
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64
See Del Monte Corporation-USA v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 136154, February 7, 2001, 351 SCRA
373, 381-382, citing Heirs of Augusto L. Salas, Jr. v. Laperal Realty Corporation, G.R. No. 135362,
December 13, 1999, 320 SCRA 610.
65
See Crescent Petroleum, Ltd. v. MIV "Lok Maheshwari," G.R. No. 155014, November 11, 2005, 474
SCRA 623.
66
See CA rollo (CA-G.R. SP No. 102805), p. 263.
67
See email thread prior to Strickland's assignment to Manila to ensure that he maximizes his
compensation benefits. Roll/<G.R. No. 210695), pp. 223-256.
68
Id. at 197-20 I.
69
Supra.
70
345 U.S. 571 (1953)
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SO ORDERED.
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ATTESTATION
I attest that the conclusions in the above Decision had been reached in
consultation before the cases were assigned to the writer of the opinion of
the Court's Division.
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TERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO
Associate Justice
Acting Chairperson, First Division
CERTIFICATION
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