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  • 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
      • (a) Best practice rules on drafting numbers
      • (b) Drafting fractions
      • (c) Ranges of figures
      • (d) References to dates
      • (e) References to time
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