First Published in The Royal Gazette, Legally Speaking, May
2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has transformed the way we operate in all
aspects of life, including and especially the way in which
businesses function.
In response to shelter-in-place measures and social-distancing
restrictions, most companies have implemented a home-working policy
as their business continuity solution. However, this new
arrangement can impede a company's normal operations,
particularly as it relates to authenticating documents, as
in-person signing is not practicable at this time.
Utilising digital or electronic signatures can potentially be
the solution to this problem.
Bermuda law permits the use of electronic signatures under the
Electronic Transactions Act 1999, which was established to
facilitate electronic transactions and promote confidence in the
validity, integrity, and reliability of conducting transactions
electronically, among other things.
