Modern Legal Drafting
Modern Legal Drafting

Author: Peter Butt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-10-23

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781139459402

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In the second edition of this highly regarded text, the authors show how and why traditional legal language has developed the peculiar characteristics that make legal documents inaccessible to the end users. Incorporating recent research and case law, the book provides a critical examination of case law and the rules of interpretation. Detailed case studies illustrate how obtuse or outdated words, phrases and concepts can be rewritten, reworked or removed altogether. Particularly useful is the step-by-step guide to drafting in the modern style, using examples from four types of common legal documents: leases, company constitutions, wills and conveyances. Readers will gain an appreciation of the historical influences on drafting practice and the use of legal terminology. They will learn about the current moves to reform legal language, and receive clear instruction on how to make their writing clearer and their legal documents more useful.

Principles of Conflict of Laws
Principles of Conflict of Laws

Author: Abla J. Mayss

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 1859414605

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This text provides a comprehensive analysis of the conflict of laws as applicable in English law. It seeks to introduce the subject to students by examining preliminary topics, such as when the rules come into play, the need for application, classification and connecting factors. It includes coverage of the rules on jurisdiction, choice of law in relation to contract, tort, property and damages; and full commentary on the law of domicile, family law and recognition and enforcement of judgments. English rules on conflict laws have undergone a number of important changes since the first edition and are reflected here. Changes include an extra chapter on foreign currency as well as an extended section in the chapter on choice of law in tort, in order to incorporate the changes brought about by Parts I and III of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995.

The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: A Case Book
The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: A Case Book

Author: L.T.C. Harms

Publisher: WIPO

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 9280522493

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With this publication, WIPO and the author aim at making available for judges, lawyers and law enforcement officials a valuable tool for the handling of intellectual property cases. To that effect, the case book uses carefully selected court decisions drawn from various countries with either civil or common law traditions. The extracts from the decisions and accompanying comments illustrate the different areas of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on matters that typically arise in connection with the enforcement of intellectual property rights in civil as well as criminal proceedings.