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Contract Drafting
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Adams on Contract Drafting
“Drafting Corporate Resolutions,” Rescued from Oblivion
By Ken Adams
A casualty of the fourth edition of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting was what had been chapter 20 of the third edition, entitled “Drafting Corporate Resolutions.” I figured…
The Policyholder Perspective
Reading insurance policies: context is key
By Tim Law
A fundamental canon of construction used to interpret statutes and contracts is noscitur a sociis, which translates to “it is known by the company it keeps.” In Virginia v. Tennessee,…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Keep Separate the Date of the Contract and Timing of Performance
By Ken Adams
As a companion piece to this blog post from last week about putting the date of the contract in the introductory clause, in this post I’ll explain why it’s not…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Ambiguities in Florida Policies: Comprehending Coverage Should Not Require the Proverbial Philadelphia Lawyer
Conflicting policy provisions seem to be an increasing byproduct of the ever-growing number of coverage exclusions and limitations that insurance carriers are sneaking into policies. With the news of an…
Legal Profession Blog
My Pet Chickens
A next-door-neighbors dispute in the Sleepy Hollow subdivision led the North Carolina Court of Appeals to conclude that four chickens were household pets“The issue is, what is chicken?” This is…
Adams on Contract Drafting
“Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass” for Summer Associates
By Ken Adams
If you’re involved in organizing your firm’s summer program and are wondering what training activities you might offer, you could do worse than sign them up for their own series…
Adams on Contract Drafting
“Except to the Extent Prohibited by Law”: Redundant or Not?
By Ken Adams
[Updated 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time, 25 March 2022] Today in a session of my online course Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass, we found ourselves discussing the phrase except to the extent…
Adams on Contract Drafting
“Except to the Extent Prohibited by Law”: It’s Not Entirely Redundant
By Ken Adams
Today in a session of my online course Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass, we found ourselves discussing the phrase except to the extent prohibited by law (and its variants). It’s used…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Two New Series of “Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass” (Including One at a Civilized Time for Australia and China)
By Ken Adams
I’ve just posted details of two new series of Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass: Masterclass (23) begins on 11 May 2022 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada), which would…
ContractsProf Blog
Sid DeLong and the Reasonable Man
L’Homme Raisonnable: C’est Moi!Sidney W. DeLongWhen a judge is asked to interpret the meaning of a term in a contract, she is not expected to answer simply, “It means X”…