Supreme Court (SC) senior associate justice Marvic Leonen said government institutions should treat technology as a means of improving public services rather than an end in itself, as he outlined the judiciary’s approach to digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI).
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s global database now includes 64 significant Philippine intellectual property (IP) decisions, making them available as references for courts and legal practitioners worldwide.
Supreme Court (SC) senior associate justice Marvic Leonen has warned judges and lawyers that using artificial intelligence without careful scrutiny could produce errors and deepen injustice.
The Supreme Court (SC) has recognized email and messaging platforms such as Viber and Facebook Messenger as valid ways of serving notices of dishonor in cases involving bouncing checks, while laying down safeguards for proving electronic service in court.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Supreme Court (SC) are working to integrate their electronic systems to eliminate the remaining paper-based step in the notarization of digital documents.
The system allows electronic notarial acts to be performed using accredited electronic notarization facilities and prescribed technological safeguards.
The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the consolidated petitions challenging the No Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) in Metro Manila, ruling that the issues raised were rendered moot by the adoption of a new and uniform traffic enforcement framework under the Metro Manila Traffic Code of 2023 (MMTC 2023).
SC senior associate justice Marvic Leonen warned against “cognitive offloading,” or excessive reliance on AI systems that could weaken critical thinking and empathy among judges.
