Binding: Paperback
Description: Modern Legal Drafting provides a comprehensive authoritative guide to drafting legal documents in effective plain English. Peter Butt a leading expert in the field has fully revised and updated the text for this new edition. It combines a practical focus with the legal principles that underpin the use of plain language in law. This dual practical and academic approach distinguishes it from other books in the field. It 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 their skills. It takes an international approach drawing upon case law and statutes from England Australia New Zealand the United States Canada Ireland India Malaysia Singapore and Hong Kong.
Title: Modern Legal Drafting A Guide To Using Clearer Language
Author(s): Butt Peter (University Of Sydney)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781107607675
Pages: 379 Pages, 1 Halftones, Unspecified; 16 Line Drawings, Unspecified
Publication Date: 5/31/2013
Category: Law: Study & Revision Guides