A Canadian judge has ruled that the widely used thumbs-up emoji can affirm that a person is legally entering into a contract. According to a report from The New York Times, Judge T.J. Keene said the ...

Thumbs-Up Emoji Is Valid as a Signature in Contracts, Canadian Court Says A Canadian judge finds that a thumbs-up emoji sent via text could also be considered an agreement to the terms of a contract.

A recent Adobe research study highlights a significant issue: many individuals and businesses sign contracts without fully understanding their terms. According to the study, 69% of consumers and 62% ...

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Smart contracts are an important element of the blockchain revolution, although they predate blockchain. According to most sources, it was Nick Szabo who coined the term “smart contract” in the 1990s.

TEXARKANA, Texas — A civil case between Jerry Jones, a woman claiming to be his daughter and her mother appears to be headed to a jury trial, after a judge ruled that a settlement agreement Jones ...

Here's something new to me. I'm negotiating changes to a contract. We have agreed on the changes by me emailing scans of the contract with lines through the contract, strike-outs. I got back all the ...