Interesting tidbit from the “Inside Virginia Athletics” podcast: UVA Athletics is now requiring student-athletes to sign “binding” contracts.

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 ...

Canadian court gives thumbs up on emoji counting as binding contract A dispute over a flax contract could usher in a ‘new reality in Canadian society’ as emoji make their way into everyday ...

Legally binding contracts help businesses or individuals avoid disputes. A contract specifies and defines the relative obligations and requirements of each party, typically determined after some ...

In their Real Estate Contracts column, Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio discuss when emails will be deemed a real estate contract and how to prevent or create such a binding contract.

Binding Contracts Despite Continuing Negotiations In their Commercial Division Update, George Bundy Smith and Thomas J. Hall write that previously, courts often have found that where parties to an ...