We have previously written about the current rules and
uncertainties impacting electronic signing
here. State and Federal governments are now in the process of
passing temporary laws to address issues relating to the signing
and attesting of documents. The overall aim of these measures is to
provide specific relief by way of modification or exemption to
certain requirements of document preparation, signing and
witnessing. However, the rules are not uniform across jurisdictions
and you will need to consider both which laws govern the document
to be executed and where that document is actually executed to
determine the applicable rules.
At the time of publishing this article only a couple of
jurisdictions have released updated rules. We will provide another
update once more jurisdictions have passed new regulations.
