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The SC’s Management Information Systems Office (MISO) examined a returned laptop and found a backup of iPhone messages, some of which showed that RTC judge Edralin C. Reyes was engaged in corrupt practice.

With its capacity to digitally automate legal documents, the Supreme Court (SC) has tapped Twala, a startup funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), to digitize notarization in the Philippines.

Through Administrative Order No. 150-2023, the SC issued guidelines to be followed on email safety, password security, software and system updates, data backup, safe Internet usage, device security, and suspicious activity reports in order to enhance the courts’ cybersecurity practices, protect sensitive data, and minimize the risk of cyber threats.

The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a court may sentence an accused found guilty of online libel to payment of fine only, rather than imprisonment.

Supreme Court (SC) chief justice Alexander Gesmundo, however, also mentioned the issues that Philippine courts are currently facing such as handling of digital evidence and challenges on jurisdiction in the digital realm.

Supreme Court associate justice Rodil V. Zalameda cited a recent case in the United States where a group of lawyers were sanctioned for having submitted a legal brief which included fictitious case citations generated by the artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT.

In penalizing the five lawyers, the Supreme Court said the right to privacy of lawyers is limited, especially when it comes to their social media accounts.

The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the riders who were hired as independent contractors in 2016 by e-commerce firm Lazada were illegally dismissed from their status as regular employees.

Supreme Court (SC) chief justice Alexander G. Gesmundo revealed on Friday, Sept. 9, that the high tribunal is currently working on the rules that will allow the conduct of all court proceedings through videoconferencing even after the end of the pandemic.

The Supreme Court held that a radio reception creates a performance separate from the broadcast, adding that the transmittal of radio music through loudspeakers to enhance profit is not analogous to fair use.