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COVID-19 Accelerates the Process of Transition to Electronic Document Management in the Bahrain Courts
The COVID-19 pandemic and the social and physical distancing measures and restrictions to contain the spread of the Coronavirus have inevitably impacted court proceedings throughout the world. Countries have responded differently, primarily depending on the existence of their technological infrastructure and on the flexibility of their procedural rules to enable or facilitate digital processes.
Read MoreCoronavirus (COVID-19) Insight: Has COVID-19 Expedited a New Era for Court Procedural Rules?
The Bahrain Courts was a system primarily based on physical presence and attendance whether it was to register cases and appeals, to follow-up on the status of proceedings, to pay court or expert fees, to attend hearings, to make or receive written submissions, or to hear, receive and execute judgments. However, as a result of the restrictions being imposed by both public authorities and...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Legal Insight: Use of electronic signatures and electronic contracts where a handwritten signature on paper is no longer practical
The recommendation or requirement for many people to work from home to address the spread of the COVID-19 means that signing a paper copy of a contract by hand in-person in a physical meeting, or by circulation, or even in counterparts and sending a scanned PDF version of a signed contract by e-mail, may not be possible or practicable.
Read MoreCOVID-19: Bahrain Government Support for the Salaries of Nationals in the Private Sector for 3 Months
As the unprecedented impacts from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on businesses of all sizes and across sectors and on peoples are rapidly unfolding, Zeenat Al Mansoori & Associates is supporting its clients. We ask that you contact us with any legal concerns or queries you may have with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. A significant issue for business owners in the Kingdom of...
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