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Can the employee of a company act as a witness to the signature of a deed on behalf of that company?

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In this Q&A we have taken into consideration which persons have standing to attest the signing of a deed made on behalf of a company.

The formalities relating to the Execution of a deed on or after 6 April 2008 by a company are set out in section 44 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). CA 2006, s 44 applies to companies registered under the said act and also its predecessors.

There are, broadly, two methods by which a company can execute a deed in accordance with CA 2006, s 44; either:

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    under its common

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Christopher Snell

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What does Execution mean?

Execution, in the context of contracts, is the means by which a party enters into a contract or deed by sealing or signing it, and by doing so gives it effect in law. It can be done in some cases by electronic means.

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