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SC allows submission of pleadings by email

/ 05:12 AM June 01, 2022

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FILE PHOTO: The Supreme Court building in Ermita, Manila.(File photo by EDWIN BACASMAS / Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyers may submit pleadings and other documents to the Supreme Court through email starting this month.

The country’s highest court on Tuesday said it has adopted new guidelines on the submission of electronic copies of petitions and cases elevated to the 15-member tribunal.

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“The revised guidelines mandate that electronic copies submitted should be the exact copy of the papers filed in court personally, by registered mail, by accredited courier, by email or other means of electronic transmission,” the high court said.

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“Electronic copies of papers filed in person shall contain the official receiving stamp of the docketing office, clearly showing the date and time of the filing of the hard copy and must be duly signed by the receiving clerk,” it said.

The revised guidelines will take effect on June 1.

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