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Supreme Court Judicial Cases
Supreme Court Judicial Cases
Correct Assessment of Legal Fees under Rule 141
| Pleading / Action | Rule 45 / 65 Fees | Basis of Assessment | |
| Basic Motex / Petition | 4530 | P3,000 – Sec. 4 (a), Rule 141 | Basic Legal fees1 |
| P500 – Sec. 4 (k), Rule 141 | |||
| P1,000 – Sheriff’s Trust Fund | |||
| P30 – Legal Research Fund, RA 3870 (1% of Filling Fee)2 | |||
| With prayer for provisional remedy (PR) | 4500 + 300 per respondent (SF) + 1000 per provisional remedy prayed + [(3000 + PR) x 1%] – LRF |
P4,500 – 1 P300 / respondent – Sec. 10 (d), Rule 141 P1,000 / PR – Sec. 4 (i), Rule 141 LRF – 2 |
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| With motion for special raffle but no provisional remedy | 4500 + 500 (Legal fees for special raffle) + [(3000 + 500) x 1%] |
P4,500 – 1 P500 – Sec. (f), Rule 141 P35 – [P3,000 + P500) x 1%] LRF2 |
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| With prayer for provisional remedy and motion for special raffle | 4500 + 300 per respondent (SF) + 1000 per provisional remedy prayed (PR) + 500 (Legal fees for special raffle) + [(3500 + PR) x 1%] – LRF |
P4,500 – 1 P500 – Sec. (f), Rule 141 P300 / respondent – sec. 10 (d), Rule 141 P1,000 / PR – Sec. 4 (i), Rule 141 LRT – 2 |
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