threebedsemi
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Is anyone aware of the current legal status of email correspondence when compared with hardcopy letter, say for example:
Pat (an accountant) sends one of his clients an email, saying for instance that Pat has taken care of his P35 for the current year, and the client does not need to do anything further,
Or
Michael (a solicitor) sends one of his clients an email in which he advises him to proceed in a certain way with a case,
Do the courts currently differentiate between an email communication and the same information transmitted by letter (on company letterhead, signed etc.) if there was a subsequent dispute between the professional and his client in relation to the information given?
I ask partly as information such the professionals’ company name, contact details, etc may not always appear in an email and it may be considered a less formal means of communication because of this.
Pat (an accountant) sends one of his clients an email, saying for instance that Pat has taken care of his P35 for the current year, and the client does not need to do anything further,
Or
Michael (a solicitor) sends one of his clients an email in which he advises him to proceed in a certain way with a case,
Do the courts currently differentiate between an email communication and the same information transmitted by letter (on company letterhead, signed etc.) if there was a subsequent dispute between the professional and his client in relation to the information given?
I ask partly as information such the professionals’ company name, contact details, etc may not always appear in an email and it may be considered a less formal means of communication because of this.