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• Title:Writing and drafting in legal practice / Paul Rylance.
  
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• Author/Creator:Rylance, Paul (Legal training consultant)
  
• Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KD404 .R95 2012
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Legal composition.
  Law--Great Britain--Language.
  
• Description:xxi, 304 pages ; 24 cm
  
• Notes:Includes index.
  
• ISBN:9780199589890
  0199589895
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Plain English and the General Principles of Legal Writing and Drafting
  1. Preparation
  1.1. Clear Thinking on Paper
  1.2. Aims
  1.3. Identify Your Readers
  1.4. Planning before Writing
  1.5. Importance of Layout
  1.6. Some Layout Guidelines
  1.7. House Style
  1.8. References to Statutes and Cases
  1.9. Dates and Numbers
  2. Sentences and Paragraphs
  2.1. Sentences
  2.2. Paragraphs
  3. Punctuation
  3.1. Historical Background
  3.2. Modern Judicial Interpretation
  3.3. Lawyers' Excuse for Omitting Punctuation
  3.4. Some Guidelines
  3.5. Tabulation
  4. Sentence Construction and Grammar
  4.1. Constructing and Editing with `Telegram' Words
  4.2. Subject (Actor), Verb (Action) and Object
  4.3. Correct Grammar
  4.4. Avoiding Negatives and Double Negatives
  4.5. Modifying Words
  5. Verbs
  5.1. What are Active and Passive Verbs?
  5.2. Why Prefer Active to Passive Verbs?
  5.3. How to Identify Passive Verbs
  5.4. How to Make Passive Verbs Active
  5.5. When to Use Passive Verbs
  5.6. Be Human
  5.7. Example
  5.8. Concealed Verbs
  6. Words and Phrases
  6.1. Unfamiliar Words
  6.2. Technical Words
  6.3. Jargon
  6.4. Abbreviations
  6.5. Abstract Words
  6.6. Foreign Words and Phrases
  7. Avoid Redundant Words and Phrases
  7.1. Redundant Words and Expressions
  7.2. Compound Constructions
  7.3. Cliches, Overused Words and Mixed Metaphors
  7.4. Tautologies, Qualifying Words and Overemphasis
  7.5. Archaic Language
  7.6. Some Examples
  8. Repetition and Elegant Variation
  8.1. Golden Rule
  8.2. Elegant Variation
  8.3. Dangers of Repetition
  9. Using the Right Words
  9.1. Commonly Misused Words
  9.2. Commonly Confused Words
  9.3. Controversial Words
  9.4. Words of Similar Sound
  10. Checking Your Documents
  10.1. Nobody Gets it Right First Time: But it is Your Responsibility
  10.2. Use a Spell Checker
  10.3. Check Your Choice of Words and those of Your Spell Checker
  10.4. Grammar Checkers
  pt. 2 Letters, Emails and Other Forms of Written Communication
  11. Preparation
  11.1. Objectives
  11.2. Aims
  11.3. Order
  12. Letters: Form, Style and Layout Conventions
  12.1. Accepted Form Differs
  12.2. Familiarity
  12.3. Finding an Acceptable Style
  12.4. `Ghosting'
  12.5. Correct Name, Address, Reference and Date
  12.6. Correct Salutation
  12.7. `I' or `We'
  12.8. Headings and Numbering
  12.9. Openings and Endings
  13. Letters: Language, Tone, Politeness and Humanity
  13.1. Short Simple and Familiar Words
  13.2. Tone
  13.3. Politeness and Respect
  13.4. Retain Your Composure on Paper
  13.5. Humanity
  14. Letters to Clients
  14.1. First Instruction
  14.2. Advice to Clients
  14.3. Language of Advice
  14.4. Keep Clients Informed and Respond Promptly
  14.5. Practical Matters
  15. Letters to Third Parties
  15.1. Writing to Third Parties Generally
  15.2. `Without Prejudice' Letters
  15.3. Subject to Contract
  16. Email
  16.1. Emails in Legal Practice
  16.2. Email Nature: Immediacy
  16.3. Email Risks: Policies, Etiquette and Writing
  17. Email Policies
  17.1. Threats to System Security
  17.2. Monitoring and DPA Compliance
  17.3. Publication of Email Addresses and DPA Compliance
  17.4. Offensive and Unlawful Content
  17.5. Virus Infection and System Congestion
  17.6. Agreements and Undertakings
  17.7. Confidentiality
  17.8. Signature Block Information
  17.9. Prompt Response
  17.10. Filing
  18. Email Etiquette
  18.1. Is an Email Really Necessary?
  18.2. One Subject per Email
  18.3. Use the Subject Line, Address Fields and Other Functions Appropriately
  18.4. Distinguish the Formal from the Informal
  18.5. Be Brief and Polite
  18.6. Use Attachments Thoughtfully
  18.7. Replying
  18.8. Read Your Message Before You Send It
  18.9. Do Not Demand a Reply
  19. Email Writing
  19.1. Your Reader: `the Busy Recipient'
  19.2. Subject Line
  19.3. Salutation
  19.4. Body of the Message
  19.5. Closure and Signature
  19.6. Replying to Email Messages
  19.7. Emails to Clients and Third Parties
  19.8. Internal Emails
  20. Internal Notes, Memoranda and Reports
  20.1. Internal Notes
  20.2. Memoranda
  20.3. Reports
  21. Checking
  21.1. Initial Revision
  21.2. Your Readers' Needs
  21.3. Check the Spelling
  21.4. Check the Whole Document (Enclosures and Attachments)
  21.5. If There Is Time: Check It Again
  21.6. Send It
  pt. 3 Drafting
  22. Preparation and Taking Instructions
  22.1. Preliminaries
  22.2. Your Aims
  22.3. Accurate and `In Tune'
  22.4. Complete and Precise
  22.5. Clear and Contemporary
  22.6. Short and Simple
  22.7. Summarise and Seek Confirmation
  23. Contents and Principal Clauses
  23.1. Terms Required by Statute
  23.2. Terms Required at Common Law
  23.3. Is Your Document Affected by Other Documents?
  23.4. Terms Fundamental to the Operation of the Transaction
  23.5. Standard Protective Terms: Boilerplate
  23.6. Traps and Pitfalls Checklists
  24. Planning the Document
  24.1. Planning before Drafting
  24.2. How to Use Precedents
  24.3. Build Your Own Precedent Bank
  24.4. Standard Forms
  25. Layout Conventions and House Style
  25.1. Consistency of Layout
  25.2. Long Paragraphs and Sentences
  25.3. `Paragraphing'
  25.4. Parts
  25.5. Numbering Systems
  25.6. Conventional Arrangement
  25.7. Expressions in Block Capitals
  25.8. Emboldening and Underlining
  25.9. Headings, Marginal Notes, Cross-references and Page Breaks
  26. Construction
  26.1. Principles of Construction
  26.2. Intention of the Parties
  26.3. Recitals, Headings, Punctuation and Layout
  27. Expressions Relating to Time
  27.1. `From'
  27.2. `On'
  27.3. `After', `Between' and the Non-existent or Non-distributed Middle
  27.4. `Within' and `During'
  27.5. `Till', `Until', `To' and `By [a day]'
  27.6. `Day', `Days'
  27.7. `Weeks', `Months' and `Years'
  27.8. `Forthwith', `Immediately', `Reasonable time', `As soon as possible'
  28. Definitions
  28.1. General Matters
  28.2. Abbreviation using `Nicknames'
  28.3. Stipulative Definitions
  28.4. Statutory Definitions
  29. Use of Imprecise Words and the Burden of Proof
  29.1. `Sufficient', `Material' and `Knowingly'
  29.2. `Substantial'
  29.3. Burden of Proof
  30. Standards of Obligation
  30.1. Strict or Absolute Obligation
  30.2. Best and Reasonable Endeavours
  31. Sentences and Paragraphs
  31.1. Paragraphing
  31.2. Logic of the Legal Sentence
  31.3. Use of Provisos
  32. Choice of Words
  32.1. Redundant Legal Expressions
  32.2. Archaic Language
  32.3. Avoiding Negatives and Double Negatives
  32.4. Active Voice
  32.5. Repetition
  33. Final Considerations
  33.1. Precautions and Procedures
  33.2. Checking the Draft.