
Can Your 👍Thumbs-Up Emoji or E-Signature Seal a Deal?
“…data messages or electronic signatures are now recognised in our law as equivalent to a proper basis upon which a written contract can be concluded.
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Verbal Agreements – Not Much Good, But Lots of Bad and Ugly
“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” (Spaghetti Western, 1966) A common myth – one that can get you into a whole lot of trouble
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Exemption Clauses in Contracts – Fine Print Can Void Them
“… he did not think that he was binding himself ‘to all sorts of fine print that I can’t even read’.” (Extract from judgment below,
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Friends and Lovers: Before You Lend Out Your Car…
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” (Shakespeare) This is a case of a “love relationship” gone wrong but the principles of vehicle ownership apply
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Electronic Signatures in Property and Other Transactions
“To sign a document means to authenticate that which stands for or is intended to represent the name of the person who is to authenticate”
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