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V-Sign Remote Witnessing
To accommodate for restrictions around social contact during the Covid-19 outbreak, the UK Government introduced legislation to enable solicitors to witness the signing of a range of statutory documents including wills via a video link where face to face meetings are not possible.
Enabled by Statutory Instrument under s.8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 · in effect from 28 September 2020
Remote Witnessing
The result is our V-Sign Service
The new law was ushered in by way of Statutory Instrument made pursuant to s.8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, taking effect from 28 September 2020.
In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, we developed a system to overcome the challenge of witnessing documents during lockdown, so wills and other statutory documents could still be signed and witnessed securely.
What does V-Sign do?
V-Sign is a new virtual service that enables our Solicitors to hold video calls, validate identity documents and witness the signing of wills and other legal documents.
Although initially developed for the witnessing and signing of statutory declarations, our V-Sign system can facilitate remote witness signing for any documents that are not subject to restrictions via our dedicated video platform, such as simple contracts, guarantees (non-deeds), documents for court proceedings and process, share transfers and minutes/resolutions.
How does V-Sign work?
Since the new legislation recognises remote witnesses as ‘present’, our solicitors are able to witness a wet signature made by the will-maker via our V-Sign platform.
All parties are able to view the same live document during the session, and we follow a specific procedure that is distinctive from any other approach to ensure that all actions or discussion made in real-time minimise any potential legal risks.
Just as you would expect in a face-to-face appointment, clients receive the same high-quality advice to reflect their unique circumstances and requirements.
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