Admissibility of Electronic Awards in the UNCITRAL Model Law Jurisdiction: Polish Law Example

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The article addresses whether an arbitral award signed electronically can count as an award in writing under Article 31 of the UNCITRAL Model Law and the identical provision in Article 1197 of the Polish Civil Code. According to the source, the author takes the view that an electronic signature is functionally equivalent to a handwritten signature in principle, but that not every type of electronic signature is admissible for this purpose; advanced and qualified electronic signatures are said to satisfy the written-form requirement.