Interview with Lisa Grayson - Digital Planning Podcast
Global Evolution of Electronic Wills and COVID-19
A few weeks ago, a Canadian farmer sent a text message to a company he worked with that included a thumbs-up emoji, which symbolizes approval or agreement. To his surprise, the Canadian court treated this emoji as the...more
Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and dig into our Tech Contract Quick...more
Introduction: If you haven’t heard the news, a recent article published by CNN Business reported that the Director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme (“WFP”), David Beasley, declared that “2% of Elon Musk’s wealth...more
The year 2020 has included so many unforeseeable circumstances that it might well be considered the year of “herding cats.” In addition to scrambling to address pandemic-related issues as they arise, 2020 has ushered in a new...more
The Land Registry has announced this morning that, with immediate effect and until further notice, they will accept for registration transfers, leases and certain other deeds which have been electronically signed....more
The closing deadline is quickly approaching! Which of the following two processes would you choose? Would you - (a) create a pdf of signature pages and request that parties provide a digital signature and return via...more
Although electronic signatures are valid in Mexico since the year 2000, due to COVID-19, their use has become more widespread. ...more
This memorandum provides a better understanding of doing business remotely in the Netherlands – more particularly on electronic signatures and decision making. ...more
Concluding contracts and getting documents executed in a timely and correct manner often presents some practical difficulties. Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures, including postal service delays, provide businesses with an extra...more
In these unprecedented times with almost half the planet on some form of lockdown, businesses across the globe are looking for practical solutions to complete transactions. ...more
During the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to reduce potential transmission of the virus, many companies, either voluntarily or in compliance with relevant governmental regulations, adopt a work-from-home policy and cancel...more
Electronic signatures and virtual signings (using the Law Society guidance following the “Mercury” Tax case) have been gaining popularity for some time with electronic execution given an added boost in Autumn 2019 when the...more
Amid the social distancing restrictions and shelter-at-home orders caused by the COVID-19 crisis, many workers involved in the aircraft finance and leasing industry are working remotely. Transactions and restructurings are...more
Ohio Auditor of State has clarified that electronic signatures can be used on checks, warrants, vouchers and other documents for the payment of money during the pandemic....more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a statement on its expectations for wet-ink signatures in light of the coronavirus pandemic...more
In an era of remote meetings and contact-less engagements in the face of COVID 19, lawyers, judges, clients, and businesses may be wondering: ..What are the rules or laws governing use of an electronic signature, or...more
Now that many of us are working from home and social distancing, can we still close deals in the US with signed agreements? Are electronically signed contracts really enforceable? Laws such as the statute of frauds and the...more
Companies, financial entities and service providers may consider the execution of legal documents using electronic means in the context of social distancing measures and other precautions currently in place amid the spread of...more
Electronic contract processing enables parties to avoid physical contact. In Germany and around the world, work processes are changing drastically. Health policy considerations have already prompted many large companies...more
Electronic contract processing enables parties to avoid physical contact. In Germany and around the world, work processes are changing drastically. Health policy considerations have already prompted many large companies in...more
In light of the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, many organisations are implementing remote working policies and limiting access to offices in order to effect social distancing measures. Notwithstanding the changes to usual...more
We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
How do you sign your emails? If your name and contact details are automatically generated at the bottom of an e-mail, do you consider you have signed the e-mail and should be contractually bound by the contents? This was the...more
In the spirit of Halloween, Le Norman Operating v. Chalker Energy Partners III is about a scary statute: The Texas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the UETA....more
Over the last decade, electronic signatures have become ubiquitous. As a society, we have become accustomed to the ease and convenience of clicking the “I Accept” button when a cell phone company updates its terms and...more