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Drafting contracts : How and why lawyers do what they do

By:

Stark Tina L

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Publication details: Austin Wolter Kluwer 2007Description: 461p xxixISBN:

9780735563391 073556339X

Subject(s):

1. Legal Writing - Drafting - Contracts - U K2. Contracts - U K3. Legal Language

DDC classification:

346.022 STA

Contents:

Contents: A few words about contract drafting and this book -- The building blocks of contracts: the seven contract concepts -- Translating the business deal into contract concepts: Part 1 (representations and warranties & covenants and rights) -- Translating the business deal into contract concepts: Part 2 (conditions, discretionary authority, and declarations) -- A contract's parts -- Introductory provisions: preamble, recitals, and words of agreement -- Definitions and defined terms -- Action sections -- Representations and warranties -- Covenants and rights -- Conditions to an obligation -- Discretionary authority and declarations -- Will and shall -- Drafting the contract concepts -- a summary chart -- Endgame provisions -- General provisions -- Signatures -- Legalese -- Clarity through format -- Clarity through sentence structure -- Ambiguity -- Numbers and financial provisions -- A potpourri of other drafting considerations -- Deconstructing complex provisions -- Adding value to the deal -- Organizing a contract and its provisions -- The drafting process -- How to review and comment on a contract -- Amendments, consents, and waivers -- Ethical issues in drafting -- Additional exercises.

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Contents:
A few words about contract drafting and this book --
The building blocks of contracts: the seven contract concepts --
Translating the business deal into contract concepts: Part 1 (representations and warranties & covenants and rights) --
Translating the business deal into contract concepts: Part 2 (conditions, discretionary authority, and declarations) --
A contract's parts --
Introductory provisions: preamble, recitals, and words of agreement --
Definitions and defined terms --
Action sections --
Representations and warranties --
Covenants and rights --
Conditions to an obligation --
Discretionary authority and declarations --
Will and shall --
Drafting the contract concepts --
a summary chart --
Endgame provisions --
General provisions --
Signatures --
Legalese --
Clarity through format --
Clarity through sentence structure --
Ambiguity --
Numbers and financial provisions --
A potpourri of other drafting considerations --
Deconstructing complex provisions --
Adding value to the deal --
Organizing a contract and its provisions --
The drafting process --
How to review and comment on a contract --
Amendments, consents, and waivers --
Ethical issues in drafting --
Additional exercises.

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