Signature, Authority, and Judicial Reasoning: A Respectful Critique of Samuel Aboagye & Anor v. Frank Otchere Baidoo Civil Appeal No: H1/53/2016 | The Law Platform
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Signature, Authority, and Judicial Reasoning: A Respectful Critique of Samuel Aboagye & Anor v. Frank Otchere Baidoo Civil Appeal No: H1/53/2016
To add to this, the rule in Order 2 Rule 7 (2) is flexible enough to allow for emergency cases but should not be allowed to extend to law firms and clerks or any other person not qualified to sign a legal process. The floodgates must not be opened to accommodate unidentifiable persons who cannot speak to their actions if the need arises or clarify the contents of the processes where needed. The court must be interested in the identity of the Lawyers signing on behalf of the Lawyers on record, and must be reminded that a law stamp identifies the law firm, and the stamp of the lawyer identifies the lawyer.