Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Table of cases
- 1 The signature
- 2 International initiatives
- 3 European Union Directive on electronic signatures
- 4 England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
- 5 International comparison of electronic signature laws
- 6 The form of an electronic signature
- 7 Digital signatures
- 8 Liability
- 9 Evidence
- 10 Data protection
- Index
- References
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8 - Liability
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Table of cases
- 1 The signature
- 2 International initiatives
- 3 European Union Directive on electronic signatures
- 4 England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
- 5 International comparison of electronic signature laws
- 6 The form of an electronic signature
- 7 Digital signatures
- 8 Liability
- 9 Evidence
- 10 Data protection
- Index
- References
Summary
The number of possible parties linked to an electronic signature will differ, depending on the type of signature used. The number of links in the chain, and how secure those links are, will give rise to different levels and types of liability, although some of the parties may be considered to be too far removed from the creation of the signature to incur any liability, whether contractual or non-contractual.
Liability: links in the chain
There are a number of ways in which liability may arise, and the following discussion serves to illustrate some of the problems that could occur.
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- Electronic Signatures in Law , pp. 303 - 313Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012
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