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THIS IS NONSENSE. | THIS IS NONSENSE. | ||
Outside the formal requirements of execution — [[deed]]s ''of lease'' (that is, not | Outside the formal requirements of execution — [[deed]]s ''of lease'' (that is, not more ''normal'' [[deed]]s<ref>''Ordinary'' old [[Deed|deeds]] do not require a counterpart clause: I cite [http://www.osborneclarke.com/insights/signed-sealed-delivered-execution-of-deeds-and-documents-and-how-it-might-go-wrong/ Osborne Clarke] as my authority</ref>), contracts for the [[conveyancing|conveyance]] of land, that kind of thing — for any other type of legal agreement to be enforceable you need only fall back on your first {{tag|contract}} law lecture. | ||
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*[[offer]] | *[[offer]] | ||
*[[acceptance]] | *[[acceptance]] | ||
*[[consideration]] | *[[consideration]]<ref>NO YOU DO NOT NEED AN [[intention to create legal relations|INTENTION TO CREATE LEGAL RELATIONS]].</ref> | ||
Here we are talking about [[acceptance]]. Acceptance does not require a quill. It does not need a signature (digital [[or otherwise]]) at all. One may accept [[orally]], by gesture, or even just by behaving in a way that can only be explained by reference the putative contract being argued about. All a counterparty needs to do is satisfy a court that one communicated acceptance. | Here we are talking about [[acceptance]]. Acceptance does not require a quill. It does not need a signature (digital [[or otherwise]]) at all. One may accept [[orally]], by gesture, or even just by behaving in a way that can only be explained by reference the putative contract being argued about. All a counterparty needs to do is satisfy a court that one communicated acceptance. | ||