Remote Document Execution During Covid-19

We examine below practical considerations for arranging remote execution of transaction documents by Irish companies during the present Covid-19 restrictions. Ideally, where a document needs to be signed, it would be in the physical presence of all parties or their appointed attorneys at the completion of a transaction. With present travel restrictions lasting into the summer and many signatories working remotely without access to printers or company seals, this will not be practicable for many transactions. Alternative approaches to execution will have to be explored.

This Insight will examine the options available to a signatory of a document in the following circumstances:

1. The signatory can access a printer;