Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal could be entered into despite the missing handwritten signature on the appeal brief.
Solution extraite
No. The appellant failed to submit a personally signed appeal within the non-extendable deadline, so the appeal was not entertained.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Court held that the defect remained uncured even after the deadline, including the court vacation suspension. Under the warning given, the appeal had to be disregarded without waiting for the expiry of the cost-advance deadline.