Após a nova legislação em torno de assinaturas eletrônicas, foi anunciado no final do verão, o parceiro e o chefe de propriedade comercial do escritório de advocacia de Liverpool é que o escritório de advocacia não é que o escritório de advocacia não é que o escritório de advocacia não é o que se reflete em que o escritório de advocacia não é o que se reflete, o que é um dos novos processos que os novos processos são indicados. Ações para acordos de propriedades. As assinaturas eletrônicas são válidas e vinculativas. Os indivíduos nem sempre teriam que estar presentes para assinar um documento. Não fique muito animado. No entanto, a ação de transferência ainda precisará de uma assinatura úmida e um advogado precisará manter uma cópia impressa assinada e testemunhada escritura antes de concluir a transação. A Comissão de Direito disse que está analisando a questão das ações e, se recomendar a extensão das assinaturas eletrônicas nessa área, será necessária uma nova legislação. Mas o desafio será equilibrar os avanços na tecnologia moderna com riscos de segurança e fraude potencial. Will. ”
He says traditional ‘wet signatures’ will still be required, particularly where it comes to transferring deeds for property deals.
‘Just sign here’ is a concept embedded into all our lives but official approval for use of electronic signatures in the UK represents a major change in our daily business dealings.
The Government’s Law Commission has said that formal documents, such as commercial contracts, employment contracts, consent forms or credit agreements, do not need a written signature to be regarded as valid and has confirmed that electronic signatures are valid and binding.
Allowing legal documents to be signed electronically does allow many legal and contractual processes to be speeded up, saving both time and money. Individuals would not always have to be present to sign a document.
Property deals
Leading Liverpool property lawyer Neil Kelly, a partner at MSB Solicitors, has welcomed the clarification from the Commission but added that transfer deeds in property deals, and wills, still require a ‘wet signature’ and that will be the case until the law is changed.
He said: “Property lawyers should not get too excited. As people who have been involved in property sales will know, the usual procedure is that contracts are exchanged and completion usually takes place 28 days later.
“The contract to exchange contracts can be signed electronically provided the signatory has an intention to authenticate the document. However, the transfer deed will still need a wet signature and a solicitor will need to hold a hard copy signed and witnessed transfer deed before he or she can complete the transaction.
“The rules for deeds when it comes to property documents are not changing so you will still need to either attend in person at your solicitors office to sign a deed or rely on the snail mail.”
Law change
The Law Commission has said that it is looking into the deeds issue and, if it recommends the extension of electronic signatures into this area, then new legislation will be required. But the challenge will be to balance advances in modern technology with security and potential fraud risks.
Neil added: “Property lawyers have recently been in the firing line from a risk perspective when it comes to responsibility for fraudulent property transactions and many solicitors may feel having a hard copy signed and witnessed document is still the safest way to proceed. The Commission also confirmed that the rules relating to wills have not changed and electronic signatures will not be valid for a will.”
Link de vídeo
A Comissão também sugeriu que, onde as assinaturas eletrônicas precisam ser testemunhadas, isso pode ser feito usando um link de vídeo ou permitindo que os envolvidos façam login em um portal on -line. “A orientação da Comissão de Direito é valiosa para esclarecer a posição sobre assinaturas eletrônicas e outras mudanças podem estar a caminho.
“We do need to keep pace with how modern transactions are now conducted and we live in a digital age and it is right we do accept the validity of electronic signatures,” Neil explained. “The Law Commission guidance is valuable in clarifying the position on electronic signatures and further changes may well be on the way.
“Eu não ficaria surpreso se, no futuro não muito distante, pode não haver necessidade de assinaturas físicas.”
