Rule 18 – Pre-Trial
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Rule 18 – Pre-Trial is a provision in the Philippine Rules of Court that governs the pre-trial stage in civil cases, aiming to simplify issues, encourage settlement, and expedite the disposition of cases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rule 18 – Pre-Trial canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
procedural rule
ⓘ
rule of court ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
avoid unnecessary proof and cumulative presentation of evidence
ⓘ
promote judicial efficiency ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Regional Trial Courts in civil cases
ⓘ
first-level courts in civil cases ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civil actions ⓘ |
| basedOn | policy of speedy disposition of cases under the Philippine Constitution ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
counsel of record
ⓘ
parties to the civil action ⓘ |
| defines | contents of pre-trial order ⓘ |
| effectOf | pre-trial order controls the subsequent course of the action ⓘ |
| governs | pre-trial stage in civil cases ⓘ |
| legalNature | procedural, not substantive ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Philippine legal system ⓘ |
| objective |
to encourage settlement of the dispute without trial
ⓘ
to facilitate orderly and speedy trial ⓘ to narrow down factual and legal issues ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine Rules of Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
allowing defendant to present evidence ex parte for defendant’s failure to appear
ⓘ
dismissal of the action for plaintiff’s failure to appear ⓘ pre-trial order ⓘ sanctions for failure to appear at pre-trial ⓘ |
| purpose |
avoidance of unnecessary proof
ⓘ
encouragement of amicable settlement ⓘ expeditious disposition of cases ⓘ limitation of trial to genuinely controverted matters ⓘ simplification of issues ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rule 20 – Calendar of Cases
ⓘ
Rule 30 – Trial ⓘ |
| requires |
appearance of parties and their counsel at pre-trial
ⓘ
comparison and admission of genuineness and due execution of documents when appropriate ⓘ consideration of possibility of amicable settlement ⓘ consideration of possibility of submission to alternative dispute resolution ⓘ consideration of the propriety of a judgment on the pleadings or summary judgment ⓘ identification of issues for trial ⓘ limitation of the number of witnesses when appropriate ⓘ marking of documentary evidence at pre-trial ⓘ pre-trial briefs ⓘ pre-trial conference ⓘ stipulations and admissions of facts ⓘ |
| sourceJurisdiction | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageOf | civil procedure ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.