Electronic Signatures in Law
Stephen Mason
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Description for Electronic Signatures in Law
hardcover. Using case law from multiple jurisdictions, Stephen Mason examines the nature and legal bearing of electronic signatures. Series: Law Practitioner Series. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LNQ; UBJ; UBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 760.
Electronic signatures are ubiquitous. Anyone sending an e-mail or using a credit card uses one. They can have a bearing on all areas of law, and no lawyer is immune from having to advise clients about their legal consequences. This third edition provides an exhaustive discussion of what constitutes an electronic signature, the forms an electronic signature can take and the issues relating to evidence, formation of contract and negligence in respect of electronic signatures. Case law from a wide range of common law and civil law jurisdictions is analysed to illustrate how judges have dealt with changes in technology ... Read more
Electronic signatures are ubiquitous. Anyone sending an e-mail or using a credit card uses one. They can have a bearing on all areas of law, and no lawyer is immune from having to advise clients about their legal consequences. This third edition provides an exhaustive discussion of what constitutes an electronic signature, the forms an electronic signature can take and the issues relating to evidence, formation of contract and negligence in respect of electronic signatures. Case law from a wide range of common law and civil law jurisdictions is analysed to illustrate how judges have dealt with changes in technology ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Series
Law Practitioner Series
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107012295
SKU
V9781107012295
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-12
About Stephen Mason
Stephen Mason is a barrister with an interest in electronic signatures, authentication, security, electronic evidence, e-mail and internet use, the interception and monitoring of communications, data protection and privacy. He is also a member of the IT Panel of the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales, an independent director of tScheme Limited and an Associate Senior Research ... Read more
Reviews for Electronic Signatures in Law
'Mason's book is strongly recommended for any legal practitioner, policy maker, or judicial officer who needs to assess the deployment and use of electronic signatures.' Timothy S. Reiniger, Jurimetrics 'One can understand why there has been a market for three editions of this comprehensive work.' John D. Gregory, Slaw (slaw.ca)