Mr. Patrick Davitt:

There is no doubt that certain documents are required in written format. However, a great deal of work can be done over the telephone or by means of e-mail or fax. I am not referring to the legalistic aspects such as requisitions on title and matters of that nature; rather, I am talking about arranging closing dates. When such dates pass, a solicitor could contact his or her counterpart on the other side or the auctioneer to make them aware of this. Matters of this nature can be done by e-mail or over the telephone. It is just a matter of a solicitor calling an agent, informing him or her that there is a problem and asking what he or she can do to help. If this is not done, the agent will only discover that there is a difficulty when the sale is about to fall asunder rather than when the problem actually arises.