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An affidavit attested by an advocate without a valid practicing certificate is incurably defective and renders the application incompetent; courts must strike out such applications to uphold the law and professional standards.
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All proceedings attended by the plaintiff's advocate without a valid practicing certificate are nullity and must be expunged; the plaintiff's case collapses for propping on illegal proceedings.
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The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against refusal to extend time to file a bill of costs, holding that ignorance of electronic filing and licensing delays were not sufficient cause.
The High Court struck out a land suit as incompetent because the plaint had been filed by an advocate without a valid practicing certificate.
The High Court struck out pleadings drafted by an advocate without a current practising certificate and referred him to the disciplinary committee.
The High Court held that proceedings conducted by an advocate without a valid practising certificate were a nullity and summarily rejected the suit with costs.
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