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Electronic trading documents: possession is 9/10ths of the law
Briefing
20 April 2022
2 MIN READ
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The UK Law Commission has published its much anticipated report and draft Bill on electronic trade documents. At just seven sections long, the Bill is very short. However if it becomes law, it could herald a seismic shift in international trade because it will enable trade documents in electronic form to be used in the same way as their paper equivalents under English law.
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