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Signing with e-signature in CEE

1 July 2020

Digitalisation affects all aspects of a business’s operations, including contracts, internal documentation and employment relationships. The COVID-19 pandemic has created the need for contactless and remote contracting, as a result of which businesses are turning to digital contracting and electronic signatures. Using the appropriate form of e-signatures helps businesses save time and money, increase security, and enhance their environmental credentials.

This guide focuses on the most important legal areas where electronic signatures are usually used: employment law, commercial contracts, real estate law, corporate law and banking and finance contracts. This guide additionally includes helpful at-a-glance charts that compare the different legal situations and uses of e-signatures in CEE countries. We focus on nine countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Needless to say, national legal systems are usually complex and can easily trap the unwary. It is, therefore, essential that you seek proper legal advice.

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Portrait ofDóra Petrányi
Dóra Petrányi
Partner
Budapest
Portrait ofKatalin Horváth
Katalin Horváth
Senior Counsel
Budapest
Portrait ofIain Batty
Iain Batty
Partner
Warsaw
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Assen Georgiev
Partner
Sofia
Portrait ofJenia Dimitrova
Jenia Dimitrova
Counsel
Sofia
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Elitsa Ivanova
Partner
Sofia
Portrait ofAtanas Bangachev
Atanas Bangachev
Partner
Sofia
Portrait ofTomáš Matĕjovský
Tomáš Matĕjovský
Partner
Prague
Portrait ofLukáš Janíček
Lukáš Janíček
Partner
Prague
Portrait ofHelen Rodwell
Helen Rodwell
Managing Partner
Prague
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Anikó Kircsi
Partner
Budapest
Portrait ofGábor Czike
Gábor Czike
Partner
Budapest
Portrait ofErika Papp
Erika Papp
Managing Partner
Budapest
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Tomasz Koryzma
Partner
Warsaw
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Michał Mężykowski
Partner
Warsaw
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Katarzyna Dulewicz
Partner
Warsaw
Portrait ofRafal Zwierz
Rafał Zwierz
Partner
Warsaw
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Roxana Fratila
Partner
Bucharest
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Ana Radnev
Partner
Bucharest
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Cristina Popescu
Partner
Bucharest
Portrait ofHorea Popescu
Horea Popescu
Managing Partner
Bucharest
Portrait ofMartina Šímová
Martina Šímová
Senior Associate
Bratislava
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Michal Huťan
Partner
Bratislava
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Olga Belyakova
Partner
Kyiv (CMS CMNO)
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Natalia Kushniruk
Partner
Kyiv (CMS CMNO)
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Ihor Olekhov
Partner
Kyiv (CMS CMNO)
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Tetyana Dovgan
Partner
Kyiv (CMS CMNO)
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Maja Stepanović
Partner
Belgrade
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Ksenija Boreta
Senior Lawyer
Belgrade
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Ksenija Ivetić Marlović
Podgorica
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Saša Sodja
Partner
Ljubljana
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Amela Žrt
Partner
Ljubljana
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Dunja Jandl
Partner
Ljubljana
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Maja Erker Žgajnar
Partner
Ljubljana
Iveta Manolova
Pavla Křečková
Gabriella Ormai
Wojciech Koczara
Petra Čorba Stark
Dragana Jandrić
Aleš Lunder
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