A portion of the portrait of V.E. del Rosario and his grandson Vittorio (in orange tones) can be seen in the first letter “B” of the name BENCAB. The portrait was done when V.E. del Rosario was 80 years old. The firm…
Atty. Branzuela hosted an advanced birthday lunch last November 16, 2015 at Vera Law, where she expressed her gratitude to the firm, especially to Atty. Val del Rosario, for the lasting friendship built on loyalty and trust. Atty. Val del Rosario awarded…
“Val del Rosario was in Tokyo from November 9 to 15 to visit friends and clients. Val del Rosario (on right) at the Tokyo Dome with Mr. Chujo of NSUKK. Mr. Chujo accompanied Val del Rosario to the Tokyo Dome to buy…
On October 29, 2015, Atty. Cherylette P. Lingao attended a forum entitled “Copyright in Daily Life” which was organized by the Korean Copyright Commission and in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines at the Malcolm Theater of the University…
“Good art is like good law, or so I would like to think. Both endeavors require insight and passion in order to succeed, and both Bencab and I have contributed to our respective fields over the course of our career. My wife…
On October 8, 2015, Attys. Patrick Sarmiento and Maria Francesca Bautista attended the lecture-workshop sponsored by the Philippine Ports Authority.The guest speaker, Mr. Damien Magee, a UN Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD) expert, discussed among others ship and sale purchase, demurrage, and…
The partners and lawyers of VeraLaw had a firm retreat in Hong Kong from August 20 to 22. The fellowship included an artery clogging Peking duck dinner and an elegant meal at the iconic “Jimmy’s Kitchen”.
Attys. Daphne Grasparil and Cherylette Lingao attended the ASEAN Confederation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations (ACPIA) two-day conference held last August 17 and 18, 2015 at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City. The two-day conference was attended by foreign dignitaries and…
On 21 July 2015, President Benigno Aquino III signed into law the Philippine Competition Act which aims to establish measures that safeguard competitive conditions and protection to consumers. The law prohibits practices that allow entities to restrict market competition through anti-competitive agreements…
In Taiwan Kolin Corporation, Ltd. vs. Kolin Electronics Co., Inc. (G.R. No. 209843, 25 March 2015), the Supreme Court explained that mere uniformity in Classification alone does not ipso facto equate to relatedness of the goods and/or services. According to the High…