Richard Oliphant

Richard Oliphant

Richard Oliphant is an independent legal consultant advising businesses on digital transformation. He is a consultant to Adobe Sign and the former EMEA General Counsel of DocuSign

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    On qualified electronic signatures

    2026-08-17T09:59:00

    Nearly a year after HM Land Registry approved the use of qualified electronic signatures, uptake is still languishing in single figures. Richard Oliphant explains why flawed guidance, not the technology, is to blame and how to fix it

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    Sign of things to come

    2021-03-09T11:57:00

    Richard Oliphant looks at how e-signing platforms like Adobe Sign and DocuSign will underpin HM Land Registry’s plans to digitalise conveyancing and land registration in England and Wales

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    Digital watch

    2020-03-10T00:00:00

    Richard Oliphant looks at the emergence of cloud-based digital signatures. He argues that this development should help to allay concerns about the cross-border validity and enforcement of electronic signatures, and establish a new standard for executing client transactions