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Urgent changes sought for wet ink signings

24 April 2020
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Partner Jonathan Wenig has written to Attorneys-General in each jurisdiction urging them to amend the law around document execution.

In an opinion article and associated news story in which he is quoted, Jonathan explains that reform to allow documents to be witnessed electronically would help to “keep the wheels of commerce turning” through the pandemic.

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