Even before Covid-19, electronic signatures (e-signatures for short) were revolutionizing the way agreements were being executed and stored. Covid-19 has not only accelerated this trend, but also ...

It is no surprise that contract ratification has embraced digital alternatives to traditional paper-based methods. In South Africa, how strong is this in ratifying a contract? For more stories, visit ...

A decade ago, real estate closings, employment contracts, and orders from suppliers all required wet ink signatures. Today, wet signature requirements are few and far between. It seems like everything ...

With the digitization of everyday life, the importance of paper is decreasing and that of electronic documents is increasing. Even in the real estate industry, many matters are already being dealt ...

The exchange and storage of information has emerged as a crucial aspect of technological, economic and human progress in today's society. Computer aided systems help to administer this information ...

Your best-laid plans of going paperless come to a screeching halt when you need to get someone’s signature on a document. That process typically involves printing the document, signing it yourself, ...

This article deals primarily with digital signature (DS) and the law connected therewith. At the outset it is to be made clear that all the aspects of the law and all the provisions contained in ...