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🗒️ About this episode: Ken Adams, the leading authority on contract drafting language, tells us about his A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting now in its 5th edition. Ken tells us about some key additions to this book, including information about the words ‘material’, ‘consequential damages’, and ‘including’. I also share my opinion as […]
🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about coursebooks you can use to improve your legal English. The episode also features some messages from the authors of those books. ⚠️Update! Since publishing this episode my own book Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers: Improving your legal English which I co-authored with Natasha Costello was published. This […]
🗒️ About this episode: Study Legal English is now a TOLES registered centre and is running the following TOLES preparation courses: Online TOLES FOUNDATION preparation course Online TOLES HIGHER preparation course TOLES Winter School in Italy But what is TOLES? This episode is all about the TOLES exams. We look at the following questions: What […]
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Polish judge Dawid Sztuwe about his experience conducting court hearings online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dawid gives tips for lawyers, parties, and other judges on how to deal with problems and some resources which can help you learn more about online hearings. How has the pandemic […]
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Jonah Perlin, Georgetown Law professor of legal practice and advanced legal writing. We talk about Jonah’s background teaching English and working on international complex commercial litigation as an attorney. We talk about aspects of persuasive writing including theory of case, and logos, pathos, and ethos. 🙏This […]
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview John Terry Dundon, Georgetown Law professor of contract drafting. We talk about John’s background teaching English abroad, working as an attorney, and teaching legal English and contract drafting. We talk about what the priorities are for drafting contracts including going into detail on specific clauses […]
🗒️ About this episode: Ken Adams, the leading authority on contract drafting language, tells us about THE code you need to know about for contract drafting. We discuss the categories of contract language, the use of shall, the use of legalese words such as defend, indemnify and hold harmless. Ken also opens up about what […]
🗒️ About this episode: Mark Anderson, one of the UK’s top IP lawyers, tells us about his approach to contracting and shares his top tips on IP drafting. We discuss: template contracts governing law and jurisdiction clauses common law concepts and civil law contracts language usage in IP contracts e.g. assigns v licenses grant-back clauses. […]
🗒️ About this episode: Move over Buffy the Vampire Slayer, here’s Alex the Contract Slasher. Alex Hamilton, CEO of NewLaw firm Radiant Law, is synonymous with legal innovation. I am in LOVE with what this crazy guy and his Rad team are doing. In this episode we discuss what NewLaw is, how most law firms are […]
🗒️ About this episode: This is part two of my interview with Sarah Fox. We talk about liquidated damages, what you can do today to improve your contracts, and using visuals in contracts. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links […]
