Modern Legal Drafting: A Guide to Using Clearer Language (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society) - Softcover

Butt, Peter; Castle, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521001862 ISBN 13: 9780521001861

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This clearly structured and well-referenced book shows how and why traditional legal language has developed some of the peculiar characteristics that sometimes make legal documents inaccessible to the end users. It examines recent reforms in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and North America, and provides a critical examination of case law and the rules of interpretation. Practical elements are also covered. Detailed case studies illustrate how obtuse words and phrases can be reworked or removed. Particularly useful is the step-by-step guide to drafting in the modern style, using examples drawn from four types of legal documents: leases, company constitutions, wills and conveyances. Readers of this book will receive clear instructions on how to make their writing clearer and their legal documents more useful to clients and colleagues. This book will benefit all law students and professionals.

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Review

"...[An] admirable monograph...The book is short enough to read on a train journey and entertaining enough to read on the beach." New Law Journal

Book Description

Traditional legal language has some peculiar characteristics that sometimes make legal documents inaccessible to the end users. This book includes a step-by-step guide to drafting in the modern style, using four types of common legal documents: leases, company constitutions, wills and conveyances.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521001862
• ISBN 13: 9780521001861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208