The Legal Nature of Entering into an Agreement by E-Mail

This article provides a brief analysis of the legal norms governing the conclusion of an agreement by e-mail in the Russian Federation. In addition, judicial practice has been studied, demonstrating that the exchange of scans of documents by e-mail will be considered as conclusion of an agreement in writing, as well as some difficulties in interpreting the legal meaning of concluding an agreement by e-mail without attaching scans of signed documents.