commissioner of oaths

Commissioning documents online or virtually – is it lawful?

Is it lawful to commission documents online or virtually? The short answer is yes, online commissioning is a valid way of administering an oath or affirmation. Traditionally, commissioning documents required parties to physically appear before a commissioner of oaths to [...]

By |2025-01-16T16:58:23+02:00April 12th, 2024|Categories: Electronic Signature Law|Tags: , , |
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Firstrand Bank v Briedenhann | Virtual commissioning

In Firstrand Bank v Briedenhann, the court held that (as a rule) the law does not allow virtual commissioning - a commissioner of oaths should only commission an affidavit by a deponent if the deponent, the document and their signature [...]

By |2024-08-13T08:03:24+02:00October 26th, 2022|Categories: Electronic Signature Law|Tags: , , , , |
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