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Sec. 6. Pre. — trial brief. – The parties shall file with the court and serve on the adverse party, in such manner as shall ensure their receipt thereof at least three calendar days before the date of the pre-trial, their respective pre-trial briefs which shall contain, among others: (a) A concise statement of the case and the reliefs prayed for; (b) A summary of admitted facts and proposed stipulation of facts; (c) The main factual and legal issues to be tried or resolved; (d) The propriety of referral of factual issues to commissioners; (e) The documents or other object evidence to be marked, stating the purpose thereof; (f) The names of the witnesses, and the summary of their respective testimonies; and (g) A brief statement of points of law and citation of authorities. Failure to file the pre-trial brief shall have the same effect as failure to appear at the pre-trial.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 18, Section 6. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
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This is Section 6 of Rule 18 (Pre-Trial) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
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