Comment on Canadian judge says thumbs-up emoji amounts to contract acceptanceparentComments−TheCoelacanth3yYou certainly don't need a notarized physically signed copy to have a valid contract in the US.That makes it easier to prove you have a valid contract, but even just a verbal agreement can be an enforceable contract.−soco3ySame in Switzerland, although of course nobody will recommend relying on verbal contacts exactly because of all too possible "you said/he said" litigation. But yeah it happens, for both smaller and bigger contracts.−petesergeant3yand it significantly lowers the chance that the client will fuck around and claim they don’t have to pay
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You certainly don't need a notarized physically signed copy to have a valid contract in the US.
That makes it easier to prove you have a valid contract, but even just a verbal agreement can be an enforceable contract.
Same in Switzerland, although of course nobody will recommend relying on verbal contacts exactly because of all too possible "you said/he said" litigation. But yeah it happens, for both smaller and bigger contracts.
and it significantly lowers the chance that the client will fuck around and claim they don’t have to pay