Electronic Signing and Witnessing of Wills & EPAs: Risks & Challenges in Practice
Explore the risks and practical challenges that practitioners are facing right now with how the electronic signing and witnessing of digital documents is playing out in practice. Gain a practical guide into signing wills, powers of attorney, affidavits and statutory declarations electronically. Examine who is considered a special witness, ensuring a document’s validity, what to include in Certificates of Special Witness and how to manage the related risks that are tripping up practitioners right now.
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Legal Knowledge
This program is based on QLD legislation
Managing the Practical Challenges and Risks of Electronic Signing and Witnessing of Documents due to Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response – Documents and Oaths) Regulation 2020
- The risks and how best to manage these risks
- Steps that should be followed to ensure documents are valid
- Who are Special Witnesses and what should be included in the Certificate of Special Witness?
Presented by Angela Cornford-Scott, Director, Cornford-Scott Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Succession Law; Preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer and Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019; Best Lawyers 2020, Succession Planning
Presenters
Angela Cornford-Scott is an accredited specialist in succession law. She has worked in the area of succession law for over 20 years. She is the current Chair of the QLS Succession Law Specialist Accreditation Committee and a member of the QLS Succession Law Committee. She also co-authors the Lexis Nexis practical guidance publications in Succession law and Elder law for Queensland. Angela is a previous Chair of the Queensland Branch of STEP and has lectured for QUT and the College of Law.
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