Articles
- 1 Presentation: the look and feel
- 2 Typical drafting habits and ‘legalese’
- 2.1 Do’s and don’ts
- (a) Think first: and/or
- (b) ‘In order to’ (avoid explanations)
- (c) Not shall and will (but only one of them)
- (d) ‘Said’, ‘such’ and links
- (e) – Do not write (s) and do not use /
- (f) ‘The same’ and ‘that certain’
- (g) Herein, thereof, everywhereof
- (h) ‘Mutual’ is a pleonasm
- (i) Do not emphasise the unnecessary
- (j) Use of ‘when’, ‘if’ and ‘to the extent that’
- (k) Use of synonyms and hendiadyses
- (l) Certain vague terms: without undue delay
- 2.2 Numbers and formulae
- 2.1 Do’s and don’ts
- 3 Templates