From Ink to Emojis: The New Era of Enforceable Contract Signatures

In its recent decision in Achter Land & Cattle Ltd. v South West Terminal Ltd., 2024 SKCA 115, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld the Court of King’s Bench decision in finding an enforceable contract relating to the sale of grain between two parties and that a thumbs-up emoji satisfied the signature requirements of s.6 of The Sale of Goods Act, RSS 1978, c S-1. Background Achter Land & Cattle Ltd. (“ALC”) is a farming corporation that grows and sells grain. South West Terminal Ltd. (“SWT”) is in the commodities business and has been purchasing grain from ALC since 2012. ... [more]
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