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SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared an international edition of its Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for the first quarter of 2024. The SyCipLaw T.I.P.S - International Edition covers the following tax issues: 1. Are informal settlement agreements between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the taxpayer valid and binding? 2. While a tax case is pending in court, may the CIR and the taxpayer enter into a compromise agreement and request for judicial approval thereof? 3. May a corporation file a claim for a tax refund if it paid final withholding taxes on dividends, which were erroneously declared and paid? 4...

Global research company Chambers and Partners recently published the Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Global Practice Guide 2024, with chapters from the Philippines authored by SyCipLaw partners. The guide, covering 32 jurisdictions in total, provides the latest information on sources of insurance and reinsurance law, overseas-based insurers or reinsurers, making an insurance contract, intermediary involvement, alternative risk transfer (ART) transactions, warranties, conditions precedent, insurance disputes and insurtech. The Philippine chapter's Law and Practice section was authored by partners Benedicto P. Panigbatan, Ronald Mark C. Lleno, Hiyasmin H. Lapitan, and Carina C...

Global law firm Latham & Watkins, in partnership with the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), will be holding its Philippine Investment Conference entitled "Breaking Ground - Unlocking Philippine Investment Opportunities in the Year of the Dragon" today, Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, at Shangri-La The Fort in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.SyCipLaw partner Arlene M. Maneja will be joining the panel on infrastructure; that session will tackle the latest trends and developments influencing infrastructure projects and investments in the Philippines...

Partners and associates of SyCipLaw recently welcomed to the Firm's Makati Office Ms. Grace Vera Cruz, Country Head of Grab Philippines, for a legal staff meeting that focused on enhancing people skills in the workplace.Drawing from her years of experience in management, consulting, and operations roles, Ms. Vera Cruz engaged in a spirited discussion with the SyCipLaw lawyers about mentoring, giving and receiving constructive feedback, and taking part in difficult conversations in the workplace.On mentoring, Ms. Vera Cruz encouraged associates to seek out mentors and cultivate meaningful connections...