new rules of process & digital signatures

[Ian BROWN]

>Accroding to some reports in German newspapers, new rules of process
>have been adopted in England and Wales.  

They're most likely referring to the fact that lawyers and judges now have to 
speak in English rather than Latin ;) A lot of old legal terms have been given 
alternatives that are supposedly clearer to laymen (e.g. changing 'writ' to 
'claim form'). But apart from giving judges the power to manage cases more 
closely, that's all there is to it...

>Is anything known on implications for the recognition of electronic
>documents and digital signatures in civil processes?

...so therefore, I don't think so.

For more information, see http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000116192758126&r
tmo=wsMnoA0b&atmo=FFFFFFrX&pg=/et/99/4/26/nlaw26.html