1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

2012
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Civil law vs Common Law 1
Equity Follows the Laws I
Prejudicial Question 3
PERSONS
Change of Name; Under RA 9048;Change of status XIV IV XIVb/ XX
Civil Personality; Natural Persons Ib
Death; Effects; Simultaneous Death III II II II
Juridical Capacity; Natural Persons I
Presumption of Survivorship II
Waiver of Rights 0
CONFLICT OF LAWS
Applicable Laws; Arts 15, 16, 17 I III VIIA XIIa
Applicable Laws; Capacity to Act II
Applicable Laws; Laws governing Marriages II
Applicable Laws: Succession; intestate and testamentary I
Doctrine of Prosessual Presumption Ia
Divorce; effect of Divorce; Renvoi Doctrine 2
Domiciliary Theroy vs Nationality Theory 0
Forum Non Convenience and Lex Loci Contractus XIII
Nationality Theory 0
Naturalization III
ADOPTION
Adoption;use of surname of her Natural mother V IVb
Adoption; Consent Required VIII
Adoption Proceedings; Death of Adopter/Adoptee XIII
Inter-country adoption; Formalities VI
YEAR/QUESTION NUMBER
BAR OPERATIONS 2013 - 2014
BY: SABUYA, MICHELLE ANDREA AUGUST F.
BACUTENG, FATIMA J.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
CIVIL LAW
TOPIC
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Qualification of Adopter V II VII V IX Va
Successional Rights of Adopted Child 0
FAMILY CODE
Family Code;Retroactive Application; Vested Rights 1B
Legitimation Ie
Illegitimate Child IIIb
Marriage; Divorce Decrees; Filiation of Children II
Marriage; Divorce; Filipino Spouses becoming an Alien IV IV I IIIb
Marriage, grounds; Declaration of Nullity: Legal Separation 5 IIC VIA XIIb IVb
Marriage, grounds; Declaration of Nullity: Who may file IXb
Marriage; Legal Separation; Mutual Guilt IIB VIB II VIIB
Marriage; Non-bigamous Marriage VII
Marriage; Psychological Incapacity IIA VI,XVIB IIb
Marriage; Ante-Nuptial Debts VIIC
Marriage; Requisites III I VIIE I
Marriage; Void Marriage V 0 IV VIID IIIa
Parental Authority VIII 0 I XIVc VI
Paternity and Filiation VI 0 III III IV
Presumptive Legitimes V IV
Property Relations 4 VI IA I XIb VII/X IIIa
Property Relations; Void Marriage; Co-ownwership IIIc
Support; Pendente Lite V
SUCCESSION
Amount of Successional Right 0 XI VIIIa
Inheritance XI X VI,XII
Disinheritance; Ineffective;Preterition VIIIA IV
Intestate Succession 11 XI,XII
Intestate Succession; Share of Heirs VII
Intestate Succession; Reserva troncal VIIIB XIII
Legitime 12 XII III
Probate; holographic will VI VIIa
Preterition VII X VIIb
Intestate Proceedings 0
Reserva Troncal Ib
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TOPIC
YEAR/QUESTION NUMBER
Successional Right;Children of the widow from previous marriage V
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Wills 10 III XI X XI,XIV VIIIb
DONATION
Donation VIII VII X,XV XI I-2
Donation; Formalities; Mortis Causa IX VIII
PROPERTY
Accretion; Alluvion IV IX XVI
Accretion; Avulsion IX
Builder; Good Faith; Bad faith IX IX III
Chattel Mortgage XIX
Condominium Act XVIII
Easement XVI VI V VI VII XIII
Easement; Negative Easment; Prescription XIc
Hidden Treasures 7 VIII
Mortgage XVC VIII1
Nuisance VIII IX
Ownership; Co-ownership; Common-law Spouse Vb
Ownership; Co-ownership; Prescription XVII V
Ownership;Co-ownership; Renunciation XId
Ownership; Co-Ownership; Redemption XA IV
Possession 9 IV I-1 IXa
Property; Real; Personal 6 XVI II XIX
Sower; Good Faith/Bad Faith XB
Unlawful Detainer X
Usufruct 8 XVIII
LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS
Acquisition of Lands; Citizenship Requirement XVIII VII XIX
Adverse Claim; Notice of Levy XIX
Annotation of Lis Pendens; When Proper XX
Foreshore Lands VIII
Forgery; innocent Purchaser; Holder in Bad Faith XIIIA
Homestead Patents; Void Sale XII
Innocent Purchaser for Value XVII
Mirror Principle; Forgery; Innocent Purchaser X
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YEAR/QUESTION NUMBER
TOPIC
Notice of Lis Pendens XI
Prescription and Laches Elements of Laches XVI
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Prescription; indefeasibility Rule of the Torrens title VII
Primary Entry Book; Acquisitive Prescription XX
Registration; Deed of Mortgage IV
Remedies; Reconveyance vs Reopening of a Decree XX
Remedies; Reconveyance; Prescription 20
CONTRACTS
Sources of Obligations V XVIII
Conditional Obligations 14 XI XIII
Extinguishment XIV IX 0
Liability XV XIV
Nature of Contracts/Relativity of Contracts X 0
Unenforceable Contracts; Statute of Fraud; Interest VIa
TRUST
Express trust; Prescription 13
Implied Trust VII IIIA
SALES
Conditonal Sale vs Absolute Sale 15b
Contract of Sale vs Contract to Sell 15a XVB Xa
Contract of Sale; Marital Community Property V
Contract of Sale; Purchaser in Good Faith IX
Contract to Sell XVI
Pactum Commissorium XVD VIII2 XVII
Double Sales XII 0 XVI
Equitable Mortgage vs Sale XII VIb
Maceda Law; Recto Law XIII
Option Contracts XIVA IX
Perfected Sale; Acceptance of the Earnest Money XIVB/C
Redemption XIX XII
Right of First Refusal X
LEASE
Extinguishment; Total Distruction; Leased Property XIV
YEAR/QUESTION NUMBER
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TOPIC
Implied New Lease XIVB
Lease Contract; Effect to Purchaser in Bad Faith VIII
Lease of Rural Lands XIXB
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Leasee; Death Thereof; Effects 17
Option to buy; expired XIV
Sublease; Sublessee; Liability XIVA XIXA XIV
COMMON CARRIERS
Doctrine of Last Clear Chance IIIB
Extraordinary Diligence 19
ARBITRATIONS
Arbitration XIa
AGENCY
Agency V 0
Agency vs Sale XVIII
Agency; Coupled with an Interest XV
Agency; Real Estate Mortgage 0
PARTNERSHIP
Conveyance of a Partner's Share Dissolution XVII
Right to Return of Partner's Contribution Xb
Obligations of a Partner; Industrial Partner XIII
Settlement of Accounts/ Partners' Liability XV
Requisites of Partnership (form) Ic
COMMODATUM AND MUTUUM
Commodatum XI VIII
Commodatum vs Usufruct XVII1
Mutuum vs Commodatum 0
Mutuum; Interests XI XV 0
DEPOSIT
Compensation; Bank Loan 18 XV
SURETY
Recovery of Deficiency 16
Suretyship vs Guaranty III
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TOPIC
YEAR/QUESTION NUMBER
QUASI-CONTRACT
Quasi-Contract; Solution Indebiti 0
TORTS AND DAMAGES
Damages arising from the Death of the Unborn Child IV
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Damages; Leased Building II
Damages; Moaral; Exemplary XIVa
Damages; Violation of Constitutional Right IIa
Defense; Due Diligence in Selection XVII X
Liability; Airline Company; Non performance of Obligation 0 XVI
Liability; Owner who was in the vehicle XIII XVII
Moral Damages and Attorneys Fees XVI
Moral Damages; Non-Recovery Thereof XVIA Ia
Quasi-Delicts XV XII XIV
Vacarious Liablity XX XVIII 0 XIII
Prescriptive Period 0
Subsidiary Liability; Minor XII
YEAR/QUESTION NUMBER
TOPIC
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1997 1998 1999
1. Civil law vs Common law I. Applicable laws: Art. 15, 16, 17 I. Juridical Capacity; Natural Persons
2. a. Divorce; effect of Divorce granted to II. Applicable laws: Capacity to Act II. Death; Effects; Simultaneous Death;
former Filipinos III. Death, Effects; Simultaneous Death Intestate Succesion
b. Renvoi Doctine IV. Possession III. Marriage; Requisites
3. Prejudicial Question V. Marriage; Bigamous IV. Marriage; Divorce Decrees; Filipino spouses
4. Property Relations: unions without marriage VI. Property Relations; Conjugal Partnership becoming an alien
5. Marriage; grounds; nullity; legal separation VII. Implied Trust V. Presumptive Legitimes
6. Property; Real vs. Personal Property VIII. Donation; Perfection VI. Paternity and Filiation
7. Hidden Treasures IX. Donation; Formalities; Mortis Causa VII. Preterition; Compulsory Heirs
8. Usufruct X. Right of First Refusal; Lessee; Effect VIII. A. Disinheritance; ineffective
9. Possession vs Occupation XI. Intestate Succession B. Intestate Succession; Reserva Troncal
10. Wills; Probate; Notarial and Holographic XII. Intestate Succession IX. Builder; Good Faith vs Bad Faith
11. Intestate Succession XIII. Common Carrier; Liability of the owner X. Mirror Principle; Forgery; Innocent Purchaser
12. Legitime was in the vehicle XI. Conditional Obligation; Resolutory Condition
13. Express Trust; Prescription XIV.1.Extinguishment;Compensation vs Payment XII. Homestead Patent; Void Sale
14. Conditional Obligations; Promise 2. Extinguishment;Compensation/Set-off XIII. Maceda Law; Recto Law
15. a. Contract to sell vs Contract of Sale XV. Liability; Solidary Liability XIV. A. Sub-lease; Sublessee; Liability
b. Conditional Sale vs Absolute Sale XVI. Easement; Classification B. Tacida Recondacion/Implied New Lease
16. Recovery of Deficiency XVII. Conveyance of a partner's share XV. A. Appointment of Sub-agent
17. Lessee; Death thereof; Effects XVIII. 1. Usufruct vs Commodatum b. Contract of Sale vs Agency to Sell
18. Compensation; Bank Loan 2. Consensual vs Real C. Mortgage
19. Extraordinary Diligence XIX. Adverse Claim; Notice of Levy D. Pactum Commissorium
20. Remedies; Reconveyance; Prescriptive XX. Primary Entry Book; Acquisitive Prescription;
Period Laches
FREQUENTLY ASKED BAR QUESTIONS
TOPIC PER QUESTION
BAR QUESTIONS 2013 - 2014
FREQUENTLY ASKED BAR QUESTIONS
CIVIL LAW
BY: MICHELLE ANDREA AUGUST F. SABUYA
FATIMA J. BACUTENG
2000 2001 2002
I. a. Property Relations; Obligations I.Applicable Laws;Succession; Intestate/testate I. Marriage; Requisited; Marriage License
b. Family Code; Retroactive Application II. Applicable Laws; Qualifications of Adopter II. A. Psychological Incapacity
II. Death; Effects; Simultaneous Death III. Builder; Good Faith vs Bad Faith; Presumption B. Marriage; Legal Separation
III. Wills; Joint Wills IV. Accretion; Alluvion C. Declaration of Nullity
IV. Disinheritance; Ineffective; Preterition V. Easement; Right of Way; Inseparability III. Applicable Laws, Art 15, 16 ,17
V. Qualification of Adopter VI. Preterition IV. Ownership; Co-ownership; Redemption
VI. Easements; Right of Way VII. Liability; Lease; Joint Liability V. Ownership; Co-ownership; Prescription
VII. A. Condonation VIII. 1. Mortgage VI. Easement; Nuisance; Abatement
B. Donation; Requisites; Immovable Proeprty 2. Pactum Commissorium VII. Presciption and Laches; Indefeasibility Rule of
VIII. A. Reclamation of Foreshore Lands; Limit XI. Mutuum; Interest torrens title
B. Foreshore Lands X. Unlawful Detainer VIII. Wills, Codicil; institurion/substitution heirs
IX. Builder; Good Faith vs Bad Faith XI. Extinguishment; Assignment of Rights IX. Extinguishment; Compensation
X. a. Ownership; Co-ownership;Redemption XII. Double Sales X. Nature of Contracts; Relativity of Contracts
b. Sower; Good Faith vs Bad Faith XIII. Obligations of a Partner; Induatrial Partner XI. Notice of Lis Pendens; Transferee pendente lite
XI. Inheritance XIV. Extinguishment; Option to buy expired XII. Redemption; Legal formalities
XII. Fraud; Procurement of Patent; Effect XV. Agency coupled with an interest XIII. Forum Non Convenience and lex loci
XIII. Maceda Law XVI. Contract to Sell contractus
XIV. Loss of the thing due; Force Majeure XVII. Innocent Purchaser for Value XIV. A. Option Contract
XV. A. Consideration; Validity XVIII. Vicarious Liability B. Perfected Sale
B. Conditional Obligation XIX. Redemption; Legal Formalities C. Acceptance of Earnest Money
XVI. Prescription and Laches; Elements of Laches XX. Annotation of Lis Pendens; When Proper XV. Mutuum; Interest
XVII. Ownership; Co-ownership; Prescription XVI. Moral Damages and Attorneys Fees
XVIII. Agency vs Sale XVII. Fortuitous Event; Liability of owner who was
XIX. A. Sublease; Sublessee; Public Utility in the vehicle; Vicarious Liability
B. Lease of Rural Lands
XX. Vicarious Liability; Public Utility
CIVIL LAW
BY: MICHELLE ANDREA AUGUST F. SABUYA
FATIMA J. BACUTENG
TOPIC PER QUESTION
FREQUENTLY ASKED BAR QUESTIONS
CIVIL LAW
2003 2004 2005
I. Equity follows the law 1. waiver of rights I. Property Relations; Marriage Settlement;CPG
II. Applicable laws; Laws governing Marriages 2. Domiciliary Theory vs Nationality Theory II. Marriage;Divorce Decrees; Filiation of Children
III. Naturalization 3. Nationality Theory III. Legitime; Compulsory Heirs; Secondary
IV. Damages arising from Death of Unborn Child 4. Torts; Prescriptive Period Compulsory Heir
V. Agency 5. Successional Rights of Adopted Child IV. Paternity and Filiation; Recognition of
VI. A. Marriage;Grounds;Declaration of Nullity 6. Marriage; Void Marriage Illegitimate Child
B. Annulment; Legal Separation; propery 7. Parental Authority; Substitute vs Special V. Qualification of Adopter
VII. Qualifications of Adopter 8. Paternity and Filiation; Common Law Union VI. Inter-Country Adoption; Formalities
VIII. Parental Authority, Special Parental Authority9. Amount of Successional Right VII. Easement; Effects; Discontinuous Easements
Separation of property 10.Intestate Proceedings VIII. Nuisance; Public vs Private Nuisance
IX. Accretion; Avulsion 11. Inexistent Contracts vs Annullable Contracts IX. Contract Option; Elements
X. Donations; with Resolutory Condition 12. Extinguishment; Cause of Action X. Non-payment of Amortizations
XI. Wills, Revocation of Wills; Dependent 13. Double Sales XI. Commodatum
Relative Revocation 14. Agency; Guarantee Commission as agent XII. Equitable Mortgage
XII. Legitime; Compulsory Heirs 15. Agency; Real Estate Mortgae XIII. A. Forgery; Innocent Purchaser for Value
XIII. Conditional Obligations 16. Mutuum vs Commodatum C. Ejectment Suit vs Cancellation of Title
XIV. Liability; Solidary Obligations, Mutual Guranty17. Mutuum; Interests XIV. Sublease vs Assignment of Lease; Rescission
XV. Donation vs Sale 18. Pledge of Contract
XVI. Immovable Property; Rescission of Guaranty 19. Quasi-Contracts; Solution indebiti XV. Quasi-Delict
XVII. Defense; Due Diligence in Selection 20. Liability; Airline Company; non-performance XVI. Liability; Airline Company;Non-performance
XVIII.Acquisition of Lands;Citizenship Requirement of an obligation Obligation
XIX. Chattel Mortgage; Immovables 21. Vicarious Liability
XX. Remedies; Reconveyance vs Re-opening of a 22. Intellectual Creation
decree; Prescriptive Period
Note: Not numbered according to the actual test
question
TOPIC PER QUESTION
FATIMA J. BACUTENG
CIVIL LAW
FREQUENTLY ASKED BAR QUESTIONS
BY: MICHELLE ANDREA AUGUST F. SABUYA
2006 2007 2008
I. Parental Authority; Child Under 7 yrs of age I. 1. Occupation vs Possession I. Marriage; Requisites; Marriage License
II. Marriage; Legal Separation; Mutual Guilt 2. Illegal and Impossible conditions in a simple II. Death; Effect; Beneficiary of Insurance
III. Paternity and Filiation; Formalities donation vs Illegal and Impossible conditions Proceeds
IV. Marriage; Void Marriages in an onerous donation III. Marriage, Requisites; Filiation
V. Contract of Sale; Marital Community Property II. Movable vs Immovable Property IV. Change of Status; change of Name
VI. Marriage; Psychological Incapacity III. A. Constructive Trust V. Adoption
VII. Marriage;Non-bigamous Marriages B. Doctrine of Last Clear Chance VI. Succession; Inheritance
VIII. Ejectment Suit; Commodatum IV. 1. Governing Law based on the transaction VII.Acquisitive Prescription
IX. Nuisance; not nuisance per se involved; Acquisition of Real Property VIII. Hidden Treasure
X. Wills; Testamentary Disposition 2. Unregistrable Properties IX. Accretion; Alluvion
XI. Donations unregistered; Effects; Non- V. Sources of obligations; obligations without X. Succession; Preterition
Compliance; Resolutory Condition an agreement XI. Wills, Probate; Testamentary prohibition
XII. Quasi-DelIct; Mismanagement of Depositors VI. Wills; Probate XII. Succession, Inheritance
Account VII. A. Applicable laws; Art 15, 16,17 XIII. Succession; Reserva Troncal
XIII. Vicarious Liability B. Marriage; Legal Separation; Prescription XIV. Wills; Requisites
XIV. Change of Name; Under RA 9048 C. Marriage; Ante-Nuptial Debts XV. Compensation; Loan
XV. A. Entries in the Civil Registry D. Marriage; Annulment of Void marriage XVI. Right of First Refusal; Lease
B. Adoption; Use of Surname of Natural E. Marriage; Family Code XVII. Checks
Mother VIII. Donation; Void donation XVIII. Contract
XVI. A. Moral Damages; Non-Recovery thereof IX. (multiple choice questions) XIX. Purchaser in Good Faith
B. Marriage; Psychological incapacity X. Succession; Inheritance
FATIMA J. BACUTENG
TOPIC PER QUESTION
BY: MICHELLE ANDREA AUGUST F. SABUYA
VII. Presciption and Laches; Indefeasibility Rule of
XI. Notice of Lis Pendens; Transferee pendente lite
XVII. Fortuitous Event; Liability of owner who was
II. Marriage;Divorce Decrees; Filiation of Children