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How valid is signing an agreement electronically?

10 February 2021,  Luhann Prinsloo

I’ve grown up signing our business contracts with pen on paper. With Covid however, most of my suppliers send me... their agreements electronically which I sign by adding a copy of my signature digitally or, in some cases using specific software through which I then add my signature. It does make things easier, but I was wondering how valid and binding these agreements are?

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Electronic signatures – valid or just fantasy?

19 May 2020,  Dr Damian Viviers

The COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown, as well as the continued restriction on many economic activities, has created severe financial... pressure for many businesses, especially from a cash flow perspective. It is therefore vital for businesses to not only rearrange and amend their current contractual obligations, but also to enter into new contracts, in order to survive.

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Can you cancel a contract by email?

16 March 2015

Your agreement is signed, sealed and delivered! You know that in the agreement a non-variation clause stipulates that no variation... or consensual termination of the agreement shall be of any force or effect unless in writing and signed by both parties thereto. This clause seems simple enough…. If you want to cancel the agreement, all you have to do is ensure that it is in writing and signed. What can possibly go wrong?

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