Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers tutor appointment
WQW are pleased to announce that Ed Woollam has been appointed a tutor by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers for its Ship Sale & Purchase and Shipping Finance modules. Ed comments – “I have been involved with the ICS education programme for a few years now as an examiner and I am looking forward to this new role and to assisting the Institute in its highly regarded international education programmes for shipbrokers and shipping executives generally.” #industrynews


On the new world of electronic signatures
“The moving finger writes and having writ, moves on;” The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam The Law Society of England & Wales issued on 21 July 2016 its guidance on the use of electronic signatures – see here. The guidance was issued after taking advice from leading counsel and is very clear and comprehensive on the general efficacy of electronic signatures for both simple contracts and deeds. However it does leave some practical questions to be answered regarding the execution of de

