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Contract Drafting
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Adams on Contract Drafting
The Redundant “Only” in Language of Obligation
By Ken Adams
Be on the lookout for the redundant only in language of obligation. Consider this: The Tenant may [only] move furniture, fixtures, and equipment into and out of the Premises during…
Rob Lunn Legal Trans Blog
How to translate de una parte and de otra parte into English (contract translation tip 9)
By Rob La Gatta
How should you translate into English the terms de una parte and de otra parte that you find at the start of Spanish contracts? What’s the job of de…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Notes from the Road: Seoul 2019
By Ken Adams
Warning! This post is for seminar aficionados only. It contains minimal cultural insight and nothing on contract drafting. Instead, this post celebrates my 14 November 2019 “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Save the Dates: 2020 “Drafting Clearer Contracts” Seminars in Chicago, Boston, New York, and San Francisco
By Ken Adams
This is where I’ll be doing public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars in the United States in 2020: Chicago, March 12, 2020 Boston, May 7, 2020 New York, September 24, 2020…
wh Law Blog
Should I have an attorney review my small business contract?
By Chris Burks
Business Law, Civil Law Should I have an attorney review my small business contract? Dec 2 2019 wh Law frequently reviews vendor and sale contracts for family-owned and small businesses. …
Adams on Contract Drafting
My Free Webinar for LawInsider on “Contract Review Strategies and Best Practices”
By Ken Adams
At noon Eastern time on Monday, 9 December 2019, I’m doing a free webinar for Law Insider on “Contract Review Strategies and Best Practices.” Everyone is welcome. Go here to…
Adams on Contract Drafting
A Dual Verb Structure: “Shall Not Be Entitled To and Shall Not X”
By Ken Adams
Let’s talk dual verb structures. I’ve written about them previously. For example, see this 2007 post about be and hereby is, which I dubbed “the lamest usage.” That post is…
Latham.London
“But what if …?” English Court Identifies Liability Despite Gaps in Contractual Drafting
The ruling serves as a helpful reminder that parties must enter into well-drafted contracts in proper legal form. By Daniel Smith In Philip Barton v. Timothy Gwyn-Jones & Others [2019]…
Juro
Tech can’t solve bad drafting: six lessons from Ken Adams
By Ken Adams
All the innovative new software in the world is useless to you if the fundamentals of your contract drafting aren’t in place. These six lessons can set you on the…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Should We Use the Section Mark in Contracts?
By Ken Adams
While poking through the wreckage of Bryan Garner’s new book on contract drafting (see my review here), I found only one idea worth considering further, namely his recommendation regarding use…