{"id":21166,"date":"2024-07-04T15:39:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T15:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/?p=21166"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:50:52","slug":"electronic-signatures-and-digital-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/uk\/electronic-signatures-and-digital-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic signatures and digital contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-even-need-to-sign-a-contract\">Do you even need to sign a contract?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A contract does not need to take any particular form, and case law confirms that electronic documents are generally capable of satisfying a statutory requirement for contracts to be in writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parties can make most contracts informally, and the law does not require a contract to be signed (either electronically or otherwise) for it to be valid. A signature merely indicates the signer&#8217;s intention to authenticate the document. So, most contracts may be validly concluded with an electronic signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-electronic-signatures\">Electronic signatures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An electronic signature or e-signature is data in electronic form which the signatory uses to sign a document, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>typing a name or initials at the bottom of an email;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>clicking &#8220;I accept&#8221; on a website;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>using a stylus or finger to sign an electronic document via a touchscreen; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>digital signatures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-digital-signatures\">Digital signatures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A digital signature is a technologically advanced and secure type of electronic signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two categories of digital signatures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advanced electronic signature (AdES)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualified electronic signature (QES)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A QES provides the highest level of admissibility in UK and EU courts and has the equivalent legal effect of a handwritten signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QES requires identity authentication before a digital certificate is issued. It offers the highest level of trust through face-to-face ID verification. DocuSign offers multiple QES with ID verification options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-signing platforms, such as DocuSign, typically utilise AdES, which creates an audit trail as part of the digital signing process. This trail records:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>who signed the document;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>their email and IP address;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>any additional steps taken to authenticate the signatory, such as a passcode sent to the signatory&#8217;s mobile phone; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a time stamp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-does-an-electronic-signature-satisfy-a-statutory-requirement-for-a-contract-to-be-made-in-writing-or-signed\">Does an electronic signature satisfy a statutory requirement for a contract to be made in writing or signed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/5f466016e90e07298ea3c838\/Electronic-Execution-Report.pdf\">Law Commission&#8217;s 2019 report: Electronic Execution of Documents<\/a>, states that an electronic signature is capable in law of being used validly to execute a document (including a deed) subject to two important caveats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the person signing the document must have intended to authenticate it (that is, they plan to sign and be bound by it); and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>any formalities relating to the execution of that document must be satisfied.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you sign a contract or deed with an electronic signature, but there is a contractual or statutory requirement for you to handwrite it (like in the case of wills), you will not execute the document validly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-legal-challenge-and-admissibility\">Legal challenge and admissibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The value of the contract or transaction and any jurisdictional considerations will help determine what lengths you should go to ensure the authenticity of a digital contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should consider how trustworthy, secure and reliable the technology used to create the signature is. For example, a typed name at the end of a document is much easier to forge than a digital signature created by Adobe Sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If an opponent alleges that a digital contract is not authentic, they must prove their claim on the balance of probabilities. If the parties have used an e-signing platform, they will have a digital audit trail that would be substantial evidence of authenticity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For digital contracts, the best practice is to use an e-signing platform wherever possible. It is also advisable to have a suitably drafted e-signing policy for your business so that all staff entering contracts do so correctly and in a way that reduces the scope for legal challenges in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you would like us to review your existing digital contracts or would like to implement an e-signing policy, get in touch with us today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: This article is not legal advice; it provides information of general interest about current legal issues.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital contracts are agreements or e-contracts created and executed using digital methods. 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