Dmitry Uryakin told Legal Information Agency whether it is possible to fix the legal validity of sent electronic documents

Dmitry Uryakin, Senior Associate, Head of General Business Law Practice at Maxima Legal, told Legal Information Agency whether parties to a contract have the right to fix the legal validity of electronic documents sent to each other.

“To simplify correspondence, parties have the right to conclude a separate agreement on electronic interaction or include such a clause in the contract. That is to recognise any electronic correspondence, including attached files, as equivalent documents on paper signed with the sender’s handwritten signature. It is advisable to specify the e-mail addresses of each party from which messages may be exchanged. Such messages are considered to be signed by a simple electronic signature, the key of which is recognised as the e-mail login and password. The agreement should specify the obligation of the parties to keep confidentiality of authentication data (password) from e-mail”, the expert of Maxima Legal explained.

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