Statutory rules prioritising contract interpretation
You might have read my blog post from January 2010, or otherwise the blogs I posted earlier today on contract interpretation and national legal cultures…
Author: Willem Wiggers
Contract interpretation: the contra proferentem rule
Lawyers like to provide certainty on how a contract must be (and will be) interpreted. For them, several legislatures have provided guidelines for interpreting contracts…
A generalising view on ‘the’ common law
Further to my previous blog posts about the Roman and the Germanic legal traditions, I will now categorise and earmark the common law. ‘The’ common…
The Roman and the Germanic legal traditions
In this blog post, I will introduce the Roman (or French-Napoleontic-influenced) legal tradition, as well as the Germanic. What struck, delighted and inspired me when…
Legal cultures: overview
In this blog post, I will highlight a few legal traditions. The division into categories might help a lawyer assessing the potential effects of a…
Internationale joint ventures
This is my 150th blog post! Three years of blogging – I felt that after the publication of Drafting contracts – Techniques, best practice rules…
Without undue delay
A funny phrase introducing a vague term into a contract is without undue delay. This blog post is about that vagueness. Background. Many contract provisions…
Headings are for convenience only
You have problably seen them before: the two or three words preceding a contract section, briefly highlighting the scope of that clause. These words are…
Bullet points, don’t use them in contracts
It is uncommon (or at the least contrary to best practice) to use bulletpoints in contracts. This blog post explains why. Best practice rule. Do…
