More and more businesses are now opting to sign documents using electronic signatures to allow the signing process to be conducted remotely and are making use of e-signing platforms. Electronic signatures can take some different forms, including a person typing his or her name into a contract, the use of a stylus or touch screen […]

The Law Society has published a practice note on the execution of a document using an electronic signature. The note aims to help parties (and their legal advisers) who wish to execute commercial contracts using an electronic signature or who wish to enter into a commercial contract with one or more other parties that intend […]

Summary The recent case of Bassano v Toft & Ors [2014] EWHC 377 (QB) (“Bassano”) confirms that credit agreements regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (the “Act”) can be validly concluded by way of electronic signature. There has been long standing ambiguity surrounding this question since neither the Act nor the subsequent Consumer Credit […]

Signing a document is a simple method of confirming the agreement of contracting parties. It provides comfort and certainty as to the personal involvement of that person and means that signatures can be checked, for example, against bank mandates. Finding an electronic equivalent is necessary to the continued growth and development of e-commerce. However, it […]