No attorney at the hearing. No appeal afterwards.One shot, argued by you
Small claims in the Philippines combine two rules that exist separately elsewhere: no attorney may appear for you, and the decision is final and unappealable. Trial AI runs your case as a full mock trial before that single hearing — civil, criminal, IP, commercial or administrative — with both sides argued and a written judgment.
₱1,000,000
Small claims jurisdictional amount
A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC
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Attorney may appear for you
Sec. 17
Final
The decision is unappealable
Sec. 23
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First level court types that hear it
Sec. 2
What Trial AI hears in Philippines
Civil, Criminal, Intellectual property, Commercial, Administrative — all run as full mock trials, each routed to the court that would actually hear it here.
Civil
Claims between private parties over money, contracts, property and harm.
- Contract claims
- Quasi-delict and damages
- Property disputes
- Labour claims
- Family matters
Heard by
First level courts → Regional Trial Court → Court of Appeals → Supreme Court
Small claims to PHP 1,000,000, decided at first level and unappealable. Labour claims go to the NLRC, not the courts.
What Trial AI gives you here
- Liability and quantum analysed separately, so you know which one is weak
- A written judgment showing which head of loss survives and which does not
- A demand letter you can send before spending anything on filing
- A settlement range, and the argument the other side is most likely to run
Worked examples
The unpaid balance on a delivered order
₱ 320,000A supplier delivered goods against a purchase order and was paid only half; the buyer stopped answering after two follow-ups.
A full mock trial run on the footing that there is no appeal and no attorney, plus the demand letter to send before filing.
The security deposit kept after the lease ended
₱ 85,000A tenant left with a signed turnover checklist; the lessor kept the deposit citing repairs the checklist had already recorded as pre-existing.
The turnover checklist was identified as the document to lead with, and the barangay settlement route was weighed against filing directly.
Twenty-two case types across five categories. If your dispute does not fit neatly, describe it in your own words and the assistant will place it.
How a case becomes a court-result simulation
Trial AI is not ordinary chat. It puts the case through a simulated trial flow where plaintiff counsel, defendant counsel, and judge roles test each other before producing a court-result preview.
Case Input
Facts, evidence, role, and jurisdiction
Plaintiff / Defendant Counsel
Counsel claims, defences, and rebuttals
Judge Panel
Reviews under legal framework
Deliberation & Vote
Multi-role cross-checking
Court Result Preview
Reasons, risk, and next steps
A money claim in the Philippines, cheapest step first
This is the path a small money claim takes. Criminal, IP, commercial and administrative matters follow their own routes — and a labour claim does not go to a court at all.
Demand letter
Set out the obligation, the amount and a deadline. It costs nothing, and the demand is often what the court will look for as evidence the debt was pressed.
Postage only
Barangay conciliation, where it applies
Many disputes between residents of the same city or municipality pass through barangay conciliation first, and the small-claims rule expressly covers enforcement of a barangay amicable settlement.
Covered by the rule
File the verified statement of claim
You file at a first level court — a Metropolitan, Municipal, Municipal Circuit or city Municipal Trial Court — using the court’s own forms.
Up to ₱1,000,000
The hearing — and that is the end of it
No attorney may appear for either side unless the attorney is a party. The decision is final and unappealable, so nothing said afterwards can improve it.
Sec. 17, Sec. 23
After court simulation, generate a lawyer-letter draft
The system uses the simulated verdict, user role, and strongest strategy to draft a plaintiff-side or defendant-side lawyer letter that can be downloaded and reviewed by a real lawyer.
1. Read simulated verdict
Use risk, issues, and remedy direction.
2. Choose role and language
Draft for plaintiff or defendant in the chosen language.
3. Strengthen the claim
Demand compensation, injunctions, denial, or settlement terms.
4. Download for lawyer review
DOCX / PDF drafts can be edited and issued by counsel.
Lawyer-letter draft output
Re: Formal position based on simulated court outcome
Strategy Draft
We act for our client and set out a firm position on the key issues and evidence.
All rights are reserved. The other side must respond within the stated deadline with a remedy proposal.
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Understand the likely outcome, costs, and risks of your case before engaging expensive legal proceedings. Make informed decisions with trial simulation.
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Get likely outcome forecasts across civil and criminal matters.
Save Legal Costs
Evaluate case strength before committing to costly legal proceedings.
Negotiate Stronger
Enter settlement talks armed with data-backed insights on your position.
Compare Jurisdictions
See how your case would fare under different legal systems and courts.
Find Weak Points
Discover vulnerabilities in your arguments before the opposing side does.
Anticipate Opposition
Preview likely counter-arguments and prepare effective rebuttals.
Train Associates
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Data-Backed Advice
Support client consultations with generated judicial reasoning and analysis.
Stress-Test Every Argument Before Court
Run your case through a full trial simulation to uncover weaknesses, anticipate opposing strategies, and prepare junior associates with realistic scenarios.
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Explore how different judicial panels might reason through complex cases. Study decision patterns, compare majority and dissenting opinions, and scale legal research.
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Compare how identical cases would be decided across different legal systems.
Decision Patterns
Analyse trends in judicial reasoning and identify patterns in case outcomes.
Majority & Dissent
Review majority opinions alongside dissenting judicial views.
Scale Research
Process large volumes of case scenarios that would take weeks to research manually.
What one unappealable hearing is worth preparing for
Attorney at the small-claims hearing
Set by statute
May not appear — Sec. 17
Appeal against the decision
Set by statute
Not available — Sec. 23
Attorney, advice before you file
Market estimate
US$150–350 (estimate)
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What people ask about Philippines
No. The rule is express: no attorney shall appear in behalf of or represent a party at the hearing, unless the attorney is themselves the plaintiff or defendant. You may take advice before you file; you simply cannot be represented at the hearing.
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