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ARTICLE · 24 SEPTEMBER 2024

Are Digital Signatures Legally Valid In Switzerland?

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In the past, the world was simple. Contracts were concluded with a handshake or drawn up on paper and signed by hand.

SwitzerlandTechnology
Martin Eckert
Martin Eckert

In the past, the world was simple. Contracts were concluded with a handshake or drawn up on paper and signed by hand. Today, despite digitally signed contracts, it can happen that a billion-dollar deal is void because of a formal error. The digital world is complex and we regularly do things whose legal consequences we do not think about.

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The world used to be simple.
Contracts were concluded with a handshake or drawn up on paper and signed by hand. Today it can happen that a billion dollar business transaction is null and void due to a formal error in the digital signature.

The digital world is complex and we regularly do things without properly weighing the legal consequences.

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