Covid-19 is changing our usual business practices. As people are
being forced to work from home, one concern being raised is whether
the use of electronic signatures is valid under Gibraltar Law.
In this short article,
Louise Lugaro summarises the legal analysis and considerations
which we hope will assist you in determining when electronic
signatures may be effectively used and accepted.
On 1st July 2016, an EU Regulation called the Electronic
Identification Regulation (EU) 910/2014 ("eIDAS")
came into force. eIDAS confirmed that "an electronic signature
should not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in
legal proceedings just because it is electronic". eIDAS
continues to have legal effect in Gibraltar notwithstanding our
departure from the EU on 31 January 2020.
