Everyone knows what a contract means. But what does a “non-binding contract” mean? Does it encompass, for example, a memorandum, meeting minutes, a document containing nonspecific points of consent in ...
In Boulay v. Boulay, the Land Court addressed whether email correspondence may constitute a valid, binding contract in the context of a real estate transaction. In Massachusetts, a specific pitfall of ...
Yusuf Investments Limited said it entered into a binding agreement with Public Service Pension Trust Fund for the sale of ...
A Canadian judge recently ruled that the popular “thumbs up” emoji may be used to form a contract between parties. The judge stated, “This appears to be the new reality in Canadian society, and courts ...
What started as a run-of-the-mill contract dispute in rural Canada has yielded a unique legal precedent for the Internet age: An emoji constitutes a legally binding contract. In a June 8 opinion that ...
Sending a thumbs-up emoji may now be considered the agreement of a legally binding contract, a Canadian judge has ruled. The thumbs-up emoji proved pivotal in a case involving farmer Chris Achter of ...
A purchase agreement is a legally binding contract that spells out the details of a real estate transaction. Homebuyers and sellers typically sign a purchase agreement shortly after negotiating the ...
Thanks to a lawsuit in Canada, a simple thumbs-up emoji could become legally binding. The issue arose when a flax seed farmer was signing a deal with a grain buyer. The buyer sent a thumbs-up emoji to ...