By legal provision, previously, acts and contracts had to be
performed and granted before a Notary Public as a single act. Thus,
all the deeds and some proceedings conclude with the famous phrase
"before me, in my presence as a single act, to which I
attest.-"
Ecuador had to wait for a pandemic that paralyzed a large part
of the sectors to realize that technological-telematic means are
useful and allied tools in all areas, which energize productive
activities, including those who provide legal services.
Now, it is possible to hold mediation hearings by any
technological means through the centers authorized by the Judiciary
Council and to sign the corresponding minutes with electronic
signatures. It is also allowed to hold judicial, arbitration and
constitutional hearings by these means. However, certain
regulations already did establish the appearance at proceedings and
hearings through telematic means before confinement. Since the
entry into force of the Organic
