Drafting Skills · glossary
Separate copies of one contract, each signed by one party. Each copy is an original, and together they form one agreement. So neither side has to wait for the other’s page to arrive. Agreement, clause 21.1 · Chapter 10 · see Electronic signature
Explained in Chapter 10, How to Sign a Contract: Execution and E-Signatures, of Drafting Skills.
Clause 21.1 lets the parties sign separate copies, called counterparts. Each copy is an original, and together they form one agreement. So neither side has to wait for the other’s page to arrive.Read Chapter 10, How to Sign a Contract: Execution and E-Signatures →
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