Are you consistent?
The above question is not a question of integrity. It appeals to a key principle of contract drafting, or a general drafting principle, if you
Timing
In previous blogs, I addressed dating (which was my fiftieth blog – click here) and best practice principles on drafting numbers in contracts. This blog
Did you ever see them, witnesses?
The witnesses (“whereof”) that many drafters refer to in the signature block? They are a ludricous inheritance of Medieval Common Law culture. Get rid of
2/2 on fractions and ranges
This blog is the second part on writing fractions and ranges in contracts (click here for part 1). It’s not the most exciting blog, but
1/2 on fractions and ranges
This is one of two blog posts on fractions and ranges. This blog addresses how to draft fractions in a contract, part 2 will discuss
Techniques to non-bind a party
If the contracting parties are not prepared to enter into a binding agreement, they might nevertheless consider some kind of non-binding commitment. In view of
Dating
In four previous blogs (click here for the last one, which includes references to the three preceding ones) I defined some best practice principles on
Said, such and links
This blog addresses the use of pointing words such as the somewhat dusty ‘said‘ and a few techniques to link provisions to each each other.
Look and feel of your contract
In a previous blog (click here), I discussed several remarkable (somewhat ‘cultural’) differences between U.S.-originated contracts and European contracts as regards the way provisions are
