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How contracts work, by country

Plain-English notes on signing, governing law, deeds, consumer rules and time limits. We publish a rule only once we have read it on the official source, and say so when we have not.

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United Kingdom๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง England and WalesEngland and Wales share one legal system, separate from Scotland and Northern Ireland, so a UK contract usually names it specifically.Read โ†’United Kingdom๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ScotlandScots law is a separate legal system with its own courts and its own rules on how documents are signed and delivered.Read โ†’United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ New YorkNew York law is chosen in many commercial contracts, including by parties outside the state.Read โ†’United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ CaliforniaCalifornia is where much of the US tech and creative industry contracts.Read โ†’

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Ireland๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช IrelandIreland has its own common law system and its own e-commerce legislation.Read โ†’United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ DelawareDelaware has its own contract law and its own version of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.Read โ†’United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ TexasTexas has its own contract law and its own version of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.Read โ†’United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ FloridaFlorida has its own contract law and its own version of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.Read โ†’Canada๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ OntarioOntario has its own electronic commerce statute.Read โ†’Australia๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ New South WalesNew South Wales has federal and state electronic transactions legislation.Read โ†’