The Effectiveness of Acceptances Communicated by Electronic Means, Or – Does the Postal Acceptance Rule Apply to Email

• Main Author: MIK, Eliza
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: contract law; e-commerce; online contracting; Contracts; Internet Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1054; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3006/viewcontent/1THEEFFECTIVENESSOFACCEPTANCESCOMMUNICATEDBYELECTRONICMEANS_NT.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The ‘traditional’ classi?cation into ‘instantaneous’ and ‘non-instantaneous’ methods of communication must be abandoned. As all Internet transmissions are instantaneous, the choice between the principle of receipt and the postal exception must be based on other criteria. The focus must be shifted fr...