Analysis Of Various Interpretations Of “Communication” In Contract Law

Akansha Pant, Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS

ABSTRACT

The word communication is derived from the Latin word communicatio, which means "to share". Communication can be called the basic essence of a contract as without it, a legally valid contract cannot exist. While it seems like a basic term, communication covers a wide aspect of various types of communications which exist and lead to forming of a contract between parties. The purpose of this research paper is to explore various communications and their modes in order to understand how a contract comes into place through communications. The findings of the paper looked at and categorically established various modes of communications and led to the suggestions that there is a need to segregate and clearly establish instantaneous and non-instantaneous modes of communications. In order to provide a digital touch whilst dealing with a generalized topics, evolvement of legal communication in the digital age was also looked at.

Keywords: communication, contract, legal, methods