Description
| Product ID: | 9781107607675 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Modern Legal Drafting |
| Subtitle: | A Guide to Using Clearer Language |
| Authors: | Author: Peter Butt |
| Page Count: | 379 |
| Subjects: | Legal skills and practice, Legal skills & practice, Legal profession / practice of law: general, Law: study and revision guides, Legal profession: general, Law: study & revision guides |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Modern Legal Drafting provides a comprehensive guide to drafting legal documents in plain English. It combines a practical focus with the legal principles that underpin the use of plain language in law. The new edition includes expanded material, many before-and-after examples and draws upon international case law and statutes. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2013-03-28 |
