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 ...

In a June 8 opinion that was itself peppered with the little yellow “thumbs-up” emoji, Saskatchewan judge T.J. Keene ruled that a farmer’s emoji response to a contract sent by a grain ...

A Canadian farmer owes $82,000 for breach of contract after using a “thumbs-up” emoji in a text. According to court documents from the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan in March 2021, grain ...

Avoid using the handshake emoji ‘🤝’ if you’re ever unsure. And always keep any business-like arrangements on a more formal footing. Could you accidentally sign a contract by texting an emoji?

In an oft-cited Washington Law Review article from that year, “Emojis and the Law,” Professor Eric Goldman referenced court ...

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently made waves by ruling a simple thumbs-up emoji can signal agreement to a contract. *Special offer only available to new subscribers or returning ...

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A Canadian appeal court has upheld a novel ruling that a “thumbs-up” 👍emoji sent in a text by a farmer was a valid acceptance of a contract with a grain buyer. The Court of King's Bench in ...

In March 2021, Mickleborough sent a text of the contract to Achter for a delivery of flax, and the farmer responded with a thumbs-up emoji but no accompanying text. Article content ...

Contracts don’t have to be printed on paper and signed in a lawyer’s office. In Australia, a contract is generally considered legally binding if it meets certain requirements. There has to be: ...

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