Rule 37 – New Trial or Reconsideration
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Rule 37 – New Trial or Reconsideration is a provision in the Philippine Rules of Court that governs the grounds, procedures, and time limits for seeking a new trial or asking a court to reconsider its judgment or final order in civil cases.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philippine civil procedure rule
ⓘ
procedural rule ⓘ rule of court ⓘ |
| appliesAt | trial court level in civil cases ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil cases
ⓘ
final orders in civil actions ⓘ judgments in civil actions ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
parties in civil actions before Philippine courts
ⓘ
trial courts in civil cases ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| governs |
grounds for new trial
ⓘ
grounds for reconsideration ⓘ motions for new trial ⓘ motions for reconsideration ⓘ procedure for filing motion for new trial ⓘ procedure for filing motion for reconsideration ⓘ time limits for filing motion for new trial ⓘ time limits for filing motion for reconsideration ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalField | civil procedure ⓘ |
| legalNature | procedural and remedial ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Philippine legal system ⓘ |
| objective | to prevent miscarriage of justice through timely review by the same court ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine Rules of Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
that a motion for new trial must be based on specific grounds
ⓘ
that a motion for reconsideration must specify the findings or conclusions alleged to be unsupported or contrary to law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow correction of errors in judgments or final orders
ⓘ
to provide a remedy before resort to appeal ⓘ |
| regulates |
effect of filing a motion for new trial on the period to appeal
ⓘ
effect of filing a motion for reconsideration on the period to appeal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rule 38 – Relief from judgments, orders, or other proceedings
ⓘ
Rule 41 – Appeal from judgments or final orders ⓘ |
| requires |
service of motion on the adverse party
ⓘ
written motion ⓘ |
| sourceOfLaw | procedural law ⓘ |
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