Electronic signatures in law /
Mason, Stephen (Barrister)
Electronic signatures in law / Stephen Mason. - 3rd ed. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - xxxvi; 371 p. 23 cm. - Law practitioner series . - Law practitioner series. .
Previous edition: Haywards Heath: Tottel, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The signature -- International initiatives -- European Union Directive on electronic signatures -- England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland -- International comparison of electronic signature laws -- The form of and electronic signature -- Digital signatures -- Liability -- Evidence -- Data protection.
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 in the past and how the law has adapted in response.
Digital signatures--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
Electronic commerce--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
Law--Military.
Digital signatures--Law and legislation.
Electronic commerce--Law and legislation.
Great Britain.
KF889 / .M37 2012
Electronic signatures in law / Stephen Mason. - 3rd ed. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - xxxvi; 371 p. 23 cm. - Law practitioner series . - Law practitioner series. .
Previous edition: Haywards Heath: Tottel, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The signature -- International initiatives -- European Union Directive on electronic signatures -- England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland -- International comparison of electronic signature laws -- The form of and electronic signature -- Digital signatures -- Liability -- Evidence -- Data protection.
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 in the past and how the law has adapted in response.
Digital signatures--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
Electronic commerce--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
Law--Military.
Digital signatures--Law and legislation.
Electronic commerce--Law and legislation.
Great Britain.
KF889 / .M37 2012