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Better contract drafting leads to fewer disputes. Fewer
disputes means happier clients.
In this fifth edition, Kenneth A. Adams has updated and
expanded his valuable guide by more than 70 pages of new and updated materials
addressing many topics, making it even more authoritative and essential.
For those who draft, review, negotiate, or interpret
contracts, this is an essential desk reference.
With A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Kenneth A. Adams
has created a uniquely in-depth survey of the building blocks of contract
language.
First published in 2004, it offers those who draft, review,
negotiate, or interpret contracts an alternative to the dysfunction of
traditional contract language and the inertia and flawed conventional wisdom
that perpetuate it.
This manual has become a vital resource throughout the legal
profession, in the United States and internationally.
This fifth edition contains more than 70 pages of new
materials addressing many topics, making it even more authoritative and
essential. The rest of the text reflects many adjustments.
This manual's focus remains how to express contract terms in
prose that is free of the archaisms, redundancies, ambiguities, and other
problems that afflict traditional contract language.
With exceptional analysis and an unmatched level of practical
detail, Ken highlights common sources of confusion and recommends clearer and
more concise alternatives.
This manual is organized to facilitate easy reference, and it
illustrates its analysis with numerous examples.
Consult it to save time in drafting and negotiation and to reduce the risk of dispute.
