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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A credit agreement is a legally binding contract documenting the terms of a loan, made between a borrower and a lender. A credit agreement is used with many types of credit, including home ...

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.

Because of the "full-doc loan," we needed two more weeks to close, rather than the two-week close agreed to in the contract. The seller agreed that it would be fine and that he would deposit ...