A court is empowered to ignore an unreasonable contract for attorney’s compensation although it is not shown to be contrary to morality or public policy.

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• A contract is binding between the parties notwithstanding the absence of a law that governs it, as long as it is not contrary to morals, good customs, public policy, or public order.
• Wendy, single, bought a parcel of land in Dagupan City from Amante for P600,000.00. A contract was executed between them which already vested upon Wendy full ownership of the property, although payable in monthly installments for a period of 4 years. One year after the execution of the contract, Wendy got married to Lorenzo. They executed a marriage settlement whereby they agreed that their properties shall be governed by the regime of conjugal partnership of gains. Thereafter, subsequent installments were paid from the conjugal partnership funds. Is the land conjugal or paraphernal?
• Magdalene and Shantung Company entered into a contract of agency before the consul general of the Philippines in Singapore. They stipulated that Magdalene shall be the administrator of the real properties of Shantung Company in the said country. By virtue of the said contract, Magdalene sold the 1 hectare land of Shantung Company located in Singapore to Mayhem Real Estate Corporation without any special power of attorney. The said contract of sale was executed before the vice consul of the Philippines in Singapore. Under the laws of Singapore, the sale of a real property by an agent without a special power of attorney is valid. Shantung Company filed a suit for the annulment of the contract of sale on the ground that Magdalene has no authority to sell the property. If you were the judge, which of the following courses of action should you take?
• A and B entered into a contract of sale over A’s property. The document that evidences the contract did not state how much was paid, but A delivered the property to B. What is the nature of the contract?
• ABS-CBN entered into a contract with WR under certain terms and conditions. Both parties violated their contract, to the extent that WR transferred to another station despite the contract.
• A contract of lease was entered into between A & B with a provision that it is for a period of 5 years renewable for another 5 years. The contract expired on June 30, 2010 but up to now, the lessee is still in possession of the premises. What does the implicit renewal of the contract mean?
• A and B entered into a contract for B to construct the house of A for P10M. XYZ are partners engaged in the construction of houses. As they are friends of A, they told him that they can construct his house for only P8M and told him to cancel the contract with B. He cancelled the contract with B. What is the right of B?
• A entered into a contract of sale over his undivided 1/5 of the estate of his father during the pendency of the intestate proceeding with the condition that the same shall be approved by the intestate court. Is the contract valid?
• A executed a will in his handwriting with three (3) witnesses, one of whom is the notary public. The probate was contested on the ground that the notary public before whom it was acknowledged was one of the witnesses. How do you think the court will decide?
• Samson, the son of a wealthy family has always claimed that since childhood, he was not a boy. He played with the girls and did not mingle with the boys. After finishing his course at a university in the Philippines, he went to the US to take up his masteral and doctorate degrees. He consulted several doctors of the possibility of sex transmission from that of male to that of a female. The sex transmission was done in Thailand and which was certified as successful by a medical expert in Manila, hence, he claimed to be a woman. He filed a petition for correction of entry of his record of birth from male to female and his name from Samson to Delailah as he was marrying his fiancé. The lower court granted the petition. Is the order of the court correct?