Electronic Signature Lawfulness for Investment Contract in UAE - Simplify Document Signing Process

How to eSign a document: electronic signature lawfulness for Investment Contract in UAE

in response to client demand rule finder eSignature is provided by aosphere llp an affiliate of leading international law firm alan and ovary llp the service is curated by a senior legal team and provides practical guidance on the general validity and enforceability of electronic signatures plus the practical analysis of specific document types the on-screen report first considers whether a simple eSignature is legal valid and binding and then whether a signatory can create a binding agreement by using certain types of simple eSignatures simple eSignatures such as dropping a jpeg of your signature into an agreement are document signing platform agnostic and represents the widest possible use case at a glance you can see if you can use a range of simple eSignatures such as an electronic image of a signature clicking i accept drawing a signature onto a touch screen or typing a name the on-screen report then goes on to consider the position regarding the use of a digital eSignature this is an electronic signature which is cryptographically protected and offers more security than a simple eSignature examples of digital signatures include advanced or qualified signatures and some of the services offered by document signing platforms any applicable conditions that are needed are also detailed for example if a certificate from a legally accredited eSignature provider is required and also if the digital eSignature is considered legally equivalent to a handwritten signature the ability to use simply signatures is then applied to a range of agreement types including an analysis of the issues applicable to the execution of deeds guarantees loan and real estate agreements powers of attorney board minutes and resolutions and employment agreements and considers issues such as whether e-signed documents can be witnessed or registered lastly we consider enforceability admissibility and key practical consideration of whether local regulatory bodies will accept eastside agreements to be registered with them in order for the obligations under the agreement to be perfected with the necessary local registrations the on-screen report is supported by underlying layers of information these include a detailed memorandum of law from leading local council which contains their contact information and sources of law links to definitions and sources are also provided within the relevant on-screen data points we've recognized that in order to put the rules into practice you may need to combine considerations across multiple jurisdictions for example where the signatories to the agreement are located somewhere other than the governing law of the agreement or where the agreement may need to be registered or enforced in a third country our proprietary multi-jurisdiction analysis brings together these key considerations into a practical tool combining relevant data points for an at a glance view you can select your own fact pattern but in this example the governing law of the agreement is england and wales the place of incorporation of the counterparties to the agreement are germany singapore south korea and the uae i may need to register my agreement in england and wales and maybe in singapore and i may need to enforce it in england and wales the output which we call our 4d view will give you an analysis of the combination of application of law across different jurisdictions and different fact patterns our compare feature allows you to select any number of questions across different jurisdictions to produce your own summary report or export the information to excel our proprietary email alert service keeps you up to date with changes to the data contained within rule finder subscribers can elect to receive email alerts for some or all jurisdictions using the my alerts feature further support can be accessed by using the support link on the website for further information on how rule finder eSignature can help your business or to arrange a demo or a free trial please contact us via our website asphere.com or emailing info asphere.com many thanks