A divorcee who claimed her ex-husband signed over their £1.5 million home to her via WhatsApp has lost her case - after a High Court judge ruled the message was not a binding contract.

1 day ago · WhatsApp Texts Are Not Contracts, Judge Rules in $2M Divorce Row (thetimes.com) 31 Posted by msmash on Monday January 19, 2026 @02:25PM from the read-receipts-aren't-receipts …

4 days ago · High Court rules WhatsApp messages are not legal signatures in divorce case: A High Court judge in a test case involving a dispute over the ownership of property belonging to a former …

5 days ago · A High Court judge has ruled a WhatsApp message is not a legally binding contract, dismissing a divorcee's claim to her ex-husband's share of their £1.5 million London home. Read the …

4 days ago · A High Court judge in a test case involving a dispute over the ownership of property belonging to a former husband and wife has ruled WhatsApp messages are not legally binding …

4 days ago · Ruling against Lin, Mr Justice Cawson said: “WhatsApp messaging is now a well-established method of sending encrypted messages linked to the telephone numbers of mobile …

5 days ago · The High Court has now reversed that ruling and decided that WhatsApp messages are not “signed” unless the sender of the message incorporates a signature in the body of the message. In …