| Method |
Legally Effective? |
Validation |
Audit trail |
Certainty of terms |
Fraud/forgery risk |
Speed |
Hassle |
Cost |
Overall
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| Wet signatures in person
|
Yes.
|
incumbency certificate.
|
Yes, with an incumbency certificate.
|
Good
|
Low. Requires an imposter.
|
A palaver.
|
Lots. everyone has to flog from miles around to a central place. Very pre-COVID and not ESG-friendly these days. But hey: Closing Dinner!
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Potentially lot. Especially in terms of time.
|
Rubbish. Life is far too fast, and short, for this carry-on.
|
| Wet signatures remotely
|
Yes for most commercial contracts.[1]
|
incumbency certificate.
|
Yes, with an incumbency certificate.
|
Good.
|
Significant. Easy to cut and paste a tiff. JC has seen it done.
|
Some faffing around organising signature pages.
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All very internety.
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Pretty good.
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Better tan. Life is far too fast, and short, for this carry-on.
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| Fully Digital execution |
Example |
Example |
Example |
Example |
Example |
Example |
Example
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