Practice question
Distinguish verification from certification against forum shopping under current Rule 7. Explain why compliance with one does not automatically perform the other’s function.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — current Rule 7 sections 3–6, signature certification, verification, forum-shopping certification and required witness and evidence contents.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 7 unchanged sections 1–2, caption and body, read with the 2019 amendments.
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