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December 2017

If a party cites a fact-finding reason in a criminal decision, the civil court shall indicate in its decision the reasons of its inner conviction as a result of its investigation of the facts determined in such criminal decision; otherwise, the court would be unlawful for insufficiency of grounds in its decision (Taiwan)

December 2017

A same-sex marriage registration lawsuit was rejected by the administrative court on the ground that a two-year period for legal amendment had not expired (Taiwan)

November 2017

The court shall investigate if the nature of a default penalty under a contract is predetermined damages or punitive damages and shall not reduce them merely based on the number of performance phases(Taiwan)

November 2017

If a section of a road managed by a competent authority is uneven and is not timely repaired or addressed to reduce the height gap of the road, this is an inadequacy in the installation and management of infrastructure(Taiwan)

November 2017

Basic facts concerning an administrative agency's decision on its intent without disclosing internal communication, thinking or debate information associated with the decision-making process shall still be disclosed pursuant to the Freedom of Government Information Law(Taiwan)

October 2017

In addition to a civil servant's clear awareness of pursuing any illicit gain for himself/herself or for others, an offense of illicit enrichment committed by a civil servant also requires that the recipient of the civil servant's enrichment is profited as a result (Taiwan)