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Can an individual based overseas execute an English law power of attorney as a deed using an electronic signature?

Can an individual based overseas execute an English law power of attorney as a deed using an electronic signature?An instrument is validly executed as...

31st Jul

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Are there any circumstances in which parties would not use ‘and delivered’ when executing a deed?

Are there any circumstances in which parties would not use ‘and delivered’ when executing a deed?Under section 1(2) of the Law of Property...

Produced in partnership with Hannah Maidment of HRC Law 31st Jul

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Can a deed be signed abroad and witnessed by a foreign national?

Can a deed be signed abroad and witnessed by a foreign national?This response assumes that the deed is executed by an individual.This response...

Produced in partnership with Cecilia Xu Lindsey of 9 Stone Buildings 31st Jul

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If the words ‘and delivered’ are used in an escrow situation how should a deed be dated?

If the words ‘and delivered’ are used in an escrow situation how should a deed be dated?DeliveryUnder section 1(2) of the Law of Property...

Produced in partnership with Hannah Maidment of HRC Law 31st Jul

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Can an English solicitor legalise a notarial deed of transfer governed by Dutch law?

Can an English solicitor legalise a notarial deed of transfer governed by Dutch law?NotarisationAccording to section 12(e) of the Legal Services Act...

31st Jul

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Is it the company behind the trading name or the trading name which is the contracting party to the contract? Does a trading name have legal capacity to enter into a contract?

Is it the company behind the trading name or the trading name which is the contracting party to the contract? Does a trading name have legal capacity...

31st Jul

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If a corporation aggregate ordinarily signs hard copy documents by affixing its common seal, how should this process be replicated to enable it to sign electronically? How can a seal applied in this way be distinguished from an 'electronic seal' as defined in Article 3 of Retained Regulation (EU) 910/2014 (UK eIDAS)?

If a corporation aggregate ordinarily signs hard copy documents by affixing its common seal, how should this process be replicated to enable it to...

31st Jul

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If an individual signs a deed when not a director of a limited company, and then subsequently becomes a director of that company, does the initial signature bind the company to the deed? If not, how should the deed be reaffirmed?

If an individual signs a deed when not a director of a limited company, and then subsequently becomes a director of that company, does the initial...

31st Jul

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Should a power of attorney granted by an English company where the attorney will be acting in a foreign jurisdiction be executed in accordance with English legal requirements or those of the jurisdiction in which the attorney will operate?

Should a power of attorney granted by an English company where the attorney will be acting in a foreign jurisdiction be executed in accordance with...

31st Jul

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Is a guarantee effective where it has been executed and dated by the guarantor but not executed by the beneficiary of the guarantee? Can the beneficiary sign the document some time after the execution by the guarantor?

Is a guarantee effective where it has been executed and dated by the guarantor but not executed by the beneficiary of the guarantee? Can the...

31st Jul

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Can a solicitor execute a contract on behalf of a client?

Can a solicitor execute a contract on behalf of a client?The normal principles of agency apply to solicitors so that, where authorised to do so, a...

Produced in partnership with Peter Steel of Augury Consulting 31st Jul

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Where a document forms a schedule to an agreement, if the document in the schedule is signed rather than being printed as a separate agreement and then signed, is it a valid execution of that document?

Where a document forms a schedule to an agreement, if the document in the schedule is signed rather than being printed as a separate agreement and...

31st Jul

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What are the physical requirements of a company seal and, where no seal is available, what alternate means of execution of a deed are there?

What are the physical requirements of a company seal and, where no seal is available, what alternate means of execution of a deed are there?Physical...

31st Jul

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Is there any benefit to be gained by executing a novation agreement as a deed?

Is there any benefit to be gained by executing a novation agreement as a deed?There are two key features of deeds that distinguish them from simple...

31st Jul

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What are the requirements for the execution of a deed governed by English law by a non-UK corporate body?

What are the requirements for the execution of a deed governed by English law by a non-UK corporate body?A deed is a specific form of written...

31st Jul

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Do you have any guidance on certification by solicitors of documents that are only available, and only exist, online or in electronic form?

Do you have any guidance on certification by solicitors of documents that are only available, and only exist, online or in electronic form?There are...

31st Jul

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Is there a difference between a document which is ‘signed as a deed’ and one which is ‘executed as a deed’? Does this differ if being signed or executed by an individual or attorney?

Is there a difference between a document which is ‘signed as a deed’ and one which is ‘executed as a deed’? Does this differ if being signed or...

31st Jul

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If a company is signing multiple copies of an original deed in front of a witness, must the same witness witness all the signatures or is it acceptable to have different witnesses for different versions of the documents which are all signed by the same signatory?

If a company is signing multiple copies of an original deed in front of a witness, must the same witness witness all the signatures or is it...

31st Jul

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Is a statutory declaration that was declared in Australia valid in England under the Statutory Declarations Act 1835?

Is a statutory declaration that was declared in Australia valid in England under the Statutory Declarations Act 1835?Formalities of a statutory...

31st Jul

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Do you have an example execution clause that can be used for a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014?

Do you have an example execution clause that can be used for a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014?What...

31st Jul

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