Modern legal drafting : a guide to using clearer language / Peter Butt.

By:

Butt, Peter

Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.Edition: 3rd edDescription: li, 329 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9781107607675 (pbk)
1107607671 (pbk)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.06634 23

LOC classification:

K94 .B88 2013

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

Introduction -- What influences the legal drafter? -- How legal documents are interpreted -- Some benefits of drafting in plain English -- How to draft modern documents. Part. 1 : Structure and form -- How to draft modern documents. Part. 2 : Particular issues for legal drafters -- How to draft modern documents. Part. 3 : Words and phrases -- Using the modern style.

Summary: This edition includes expanded material on the techniques for achieving a style that is both clear and legally sound. It also includes new material on the challenges and merits of drafting in plain language, and provides many before-and-after examples to help both practising lawyers and students develop key drafting skills. It takes a genuinely international approach, dealing with the principles for clear, effective legal drafting in all countries where English is the language of law. In doing so, it draws on case law and statutes from countries as diverse as England, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Ireland, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
BOOK	General Collection Open Shelf	K94 .B88 2013	In transit from Strathmore University (Main Library) to Strathmore University (Anjarwalla & Khanna Library) since 29/07/2020			9242
BOOK	Strathmore University (Main Library) Open Shelf	K94 .B88 2013	Checked out		14/03/2024	9241
BOOK	General Collection Open Shelf	K94 .B88 2013	Available	Donated by SBS		9095

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-319) and index.

This edition includes expanded material on the techniques for achieving a style that is both clear and legally sound. It also includes new material on the challenges and merits of drafting in plain language, and provides many before-and-after examples to help both practising lawyers and students develop key drafting skills. It takes a genuinely international approach, dealing with the principles for clear, effective legal drafting in all countries where English is the language of law. In doing so, it draws on case law and statutes from countries as diverse as England, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Ireland, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

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