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Law Society publishes Q&A on electronic signatures

07 January 2021
Issue: 7916 / Categories: Legal News , Commercial , Covid-19 , Profession
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The Company Law Committee (CLC) of the Law Society has published a Q&A on the use of electronic signatures in commercial law matters

Lexis®Library update: In the Q&A, the CLC covers questions in relation to witnessing, methods of electronic signature, company board minutes and articles of association. Given that electronic signing is not possible for documents requiring rules of formality to be followed, such as statutory declarations and wills, these are not addressed by the Q&A.

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Source: Q&A on how to use electronic signatures and complete virtual executions

Issue: 7916 / Categories: Legal News , Commercial , Covid-19 , Profession
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