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Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Contracts, 3rd edition provides expert and hands-on practical advice for commercial lawyers and contract managers on the drafting, negotiating and interpreting of commercial agreements. Starting with the structure and format of contracts, this user-friendly guide covers good and bad practice in drafting, the meaning and use of commonly-used words and phrases, formalities for the execution of contracts, and the interpretation of contracts. Focusing on commercial contracts this title covers contract drafting, boilerplates, contract law, commercial law, interpretation of contracts, commercial contracts, commercial agreements, drafting agreements, standard terms and terms and conditions.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Legal Formalities for a Binding Contract; Chapter 2 The Structure and Format of the Contract; Chapter 3 Contract Drafting Techniques; Chapter 4 Advanced Drafting Techniques; Chapter 5 Basic Commercial/Legal Issues Affecting Contract Drafting; Chapter 6 Interpretation of Contracts by the Courts-Implications for the Drafter/Negotiator; Chapter 7 Drafting Consumer Contracts; Chapter 8 Legal Terms and Lawyers' Jargon; Chapter 9 Techniques for checking contracts before signing them; Chapter 10 Drafting, exchanging and protecting documents electronically.
About the author
Mark Anderson and Victor Warner are experienced commercial lawyers