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Electronic contracts and electronic signatures under Australian law – the case for reform

Home News & ResourcesElectronic contracts and electronic signatures under Australian law – the case for reform

2 September 2020

Join the ABA’s Policy Director Rhonda Luo, with representatives from DocuSign and King & Wood Mallesons, as they discuss the accelerating reformation of electronic signature law.

Find out:

  • What is an electronic signature and best practices on the use of electronic signatures?
  • While increasingly common place, what are the specific areas of legal uncertainty when using electronic signatures?
  • Have these issues been resolved by temporary COVID-19 emergency law reforms?
  • What further reforms are needed and how can you help ensure such reforms become permanent?
Webinar Date:

16, September, 2020 – 11:00am AEST

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