Modern legal drafting : a guide to using clearer language

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Butt, Peter , 1922- (Author), Castle, Richard [ (Richard William)] , 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press , c2006
Edition:2nd ed
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260 |a New York :   |b Cambridge University Press ,   |c c2006 
300 |a xxxi, 240 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index 
505 0 |a 1. What influences the legal drafter -- 2. How legal documents are interpreted -- 3. The move towards modern English in legal drafting -- 4. Some benefits of drafting in plain English -- 5. What to avoid when drafting modern documents -- 6.How to draft modern documents -- 7.Using the modern style 
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650 0 |a Legal composition 
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