A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting
Written by a practicing corporate lawyer and authority on legal drafting, this new Second Edition will completely update its first edition published in 2004. The focus of this manual is not what provisions to include in a given contract, but instead how to express those provisions in prose that is free of the problems that often afflict contracts. This manual highlights common sources of inefficiency, dispute, and misunderstanding and recommends how to avoid them. It offers a level of...
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The focus of this manual is not what provisions to include in a given contract, but instead how to express those provisions in prose that is free ofthe problems that often afflict contracts.
Ch. 1Two rules1Ch. 2The front of the contract3Ch. 3The language of the body of the contract19Ch. 4The layout of the body of the contract51Ch. 5The back of the contract63Ch. 6Defined terms73Ch. 7Vagueness85Ch. 8Ambiguity115Ch. 9Select words and phrases155Ch. 10Numbers and formulas171Ch. 11Provisions specifying drafting conventions183Ch. 12Typography189Ch. 13Drafting as writing201Ch. 14Amendments215Ch. 15Letter agreements221Ch. 16Drafting corporate resolutions225
