Acceptance of Offers by E-Mail - How Far Should the Postal Acceptance Rule Extend?
Abstract
Since the inception of the postal acceptance rule in 1818, numerous alternative methods of communication have been developed, including the telephone, telex, telegraph, facsimile and e-mail. This article examines whether the postal acceptance rule will be applied to acceptances communicated by e-mail. In resolving this issue the authors consider how an e-mail is transmitted, the ambit of the postal acceptance rule and its underlying policy considerations and how the Courts have resolved this issue in relation to other modern forms of communication.
Published
Oct 30, 1997
How to Cite
O'SHEA, Kathryn; SKEAHAN, Kylie.
Acceptance of Offers by E-Mail - How Far Should the Postal Acceptance Rule Extend?.
QUT Law Review, [S.l.], v. 13, p. 247-262, oct. 1997.
ISSN 2201-7275.
Available at: <https://lr.law.qut.edu.au/article/view/446>. Date accessed: 01 feb. 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.5204/qutlr.v13i0.446.
Section
Articles - General Issue
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