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E-signatures: Law Commission report reviewed
Warren Gordon summarises current thinking on the validity of e-signatures ‘For a valid execution, the person signing must intend to authenticate the document or deed and any formalities relating to execution must be satisfied.’ The Law Commission issued its report on 4 September 2019 on ‘Electronic Execution of Documents’ in England and Wales. In 2017 …