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

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

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Book Description
This book reveals how and why traditional legal language has developed some of the peculiar characteristics that sometimes make legal documents inaccessible to users. It examines recent reforms in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and North America, and provides a step-by-step guide to drafting in a modern style. Readers of the book will be able to make their writing clearer and their legal documents more useful to clients and colleagues.

Book Info
Examines legal language and provides guidelines for drafting in modern English.

Modern Legal Drafting : A Guide to Using Clearer Language (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society),Peter Butt,Richard Castle,Cambridge University Press,0521001862,Bill drafting,Business Law,General,Language,Law,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Legal Writing,Legal composition,Reference,Law / General,Writing skills

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