Practice question
What does counsel’s signature certify under current Rule 7 section 3?
- That every client must win
- That counsel has read the submission and the specified representations follow a reasonable inquiry under the circumstances
- That no factual inquiry is ever needed
- That every allegation may be knowingly fabricated
- That the signature is purely ornamental
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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