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Smiling, crying, winking: Do emojis have legal effect?

Courts cannot, and should not, attempt to stem the tide of technology and the common use of emojis, writes Daniel...

05 August 2026

By Daniel Furolo

Emoji use not (yet) widespread for lawyers

Despite a Canadian court’s ruling last year that the “thumbs-up” emoji was sufficient evidence to validate a...

25 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Emojis could be heading to Australian courts, law firm warns

A Canadian court’s ruling that the “thumbs-up” emoji was sufficient evidence to validate a contract could soon...

19 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson

PTSD, emojis and a fake lawyer: What’s hot in law this week (10–14 July)

From a former pilot pretending to be a lawyer to the “thumbs-up” emoji being sufficient for a binding contract, the...

15 July 2023

By Lawyers Weekly

Emojis in law ‘new reality’, Canadian judge says

A Canadian judge found the thumbs-up emoji sent in a text exchange was enough to validate a binding contract, noting it...

10 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson