Resolution Dated 10 December 2019 of the Court En Banc in A.M. No. 19-08-06-SC (Re: Proposed Rule on Administrative Search and Inspection under the Philippine Competition Act) Designating the Special Commercial Courts as Competition Courts
OCA Circular No. 08-2020, issued on January 28, 2020, informs all presiding judges and clerks of court that the Supreme Court has designated Special Commercial Courts as Competition Courts. This designation allows these courts to hear and decide cases related to violations of the Philippine Competition Act (Republic Act No. 10667) and other related laws. The Competition Courts in the National Capital Judicial Region will handle cases within their jurisdiction, while those outside this region will manage cases within their respective provinces. This designation took effect on January 1, 2020.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 08-2020
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 28, 2020
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 08-2020
| TO | : | All Presiding Judges and Clerks of Court of the Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Resolution Dated 10 December 2019 of the Court En Banc in A.M. No. 19-08-06-SC (Re: Proposed Rule on Administrative Search and Inspection under the Philippine Competition Act) Designating the Special Commercial Courts as Competition Courts |
For your information, guidance and strict observance, appended herein as Annex "A" is the Resolution dated 10 December 2019 of the Court en banc in A.M. No. 19-08-06-SC (Re: Proposed Rule on Administrative Search and Inspection under the Philippine Competition Act) designating the Special Commercial Courts as Competition Courts, the dispositive portion of which reads as:
NOW THEREFORE, the Court resolves to DESIGNATE the Special Commercial Courts as Competition Courts to hear, try, and decide cases involving violations of Republic Act No. 10667, otherwise known as the Philippine Competition Act, and other competition-related laws. The designated Competition Courts in the National Capital Judicial Region (NCJR) shall have jurisdiction over competition cases arising within their respective territorial jurisdiction, while those outside the NCJR shall have jurisdiction within their respective provinces.
Effective 1 January 2020. (emphasis supplied)
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
ANNEX A
A.M. No. 19-08-06-SC
Cite This Law
Resolution Dated 10 December 2019 of the Court En Banc in A.M. No. 19-08-06-SC (Re: Proposed Rule on Administrative Search and Inspection under the Philippine Competition Act) Designating the Special Commercial Courts as Competition Courts, OCA Circular No. 08-2020, Jan 28, 2020 (Philippines)
Resolution Dated 10 December 2019 of the Court En Banc in A.M. No. 19-08-06-SC (Re: Proposed Rule on Administrative Search and Inspection under the Philippine Competition Act) Designating the Special Commercial Courts as Competition Courts, OCA Circular No. 08-2020 (Phil. 2020)
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