OPENING STATEMENTS

Legal Basis/Principles:

Well settled is the rule that...

It is well settled that...

It is a settled principle in (remedial) law that...

The established legal principle in _____ law is that...

It is a basic postulate in _____ law that...

It is well recognized that...

It is an elementary rule of ____ law that...

Well-entrenched in jurisprudence is the rule that...

The shopworn rule is that...

Jurisprudence holds that...

Jurisprudence discloses that...

Application:

Here...

In the case at bar...

In the instant case...

In the present problem…

The facts show that...

Under the facts…

In this case...

In the case herein...

Under the prevailing circumstances...

As can be gleaned from the facts of the case...

Conclusion (Optional):

Hence...

Thus...

Ergo/Therefore...

It is submitted that...