Butt, Peter

Modern legal drafting : a guide to using clearer language / Peter Butt and Richard Castle. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - xxxi, 240 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234).

What influences the legal drafter -- How legal documents are interpreted -- The move towards modern English in legal drafting -- Some benefits of drafting in plain English -- What to avoid when drafting modern documents -- How to draft modern documents -- Using the modern style.

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Legal composition.
Bill drafting.
Law--Language.

K94 / B88 2006