*This isn’t an April Fools’ prank!* I had been vaguely aware of the “Fifty Shades” trilogy, described in this Maureen Dowd column as “bondage-themed romanticas that have evoked hysteria, whipping up a frenzy with the housewives of Long Island and rippling out from there.” They feature a dashing mogul, Christian Grey, and the object of his stern affections, the winsome Anastasia … Read More
For all sorts of reasons (see here) I’m partial to Canada. And Canadians have expressed an interest in my stuff that is beyond what you’d expect given the size of their legal market as compared to the U.S. legal market. So I’ve decided to create a Canadian version of Koncision’s confidentiality-agreement template—I don’t want Canadians to feel left out! To … Read More
In a 2009 post on AdamsDrafting I suggested that if an organization wants to adopt a style guide for contract drafting, the sensible option would be to piggy-back off of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting. And I linked to a document that would allow an organization to do just that. I called it a “model statement of style … Read More
In this 2011 post I considered what information you should include in the introductory clause for entities formed outside the U.S. I’d now like to revisit something reader Vance Koven said in this comment, namely the following: Also remember that in the civil law tradition place of organization is less important than an entity’s siège social, which means that for … Read More
In addition to going to Chicago to give a seminar, I’ll be going there for ABA TechShow and for Inside Counsel’s SuperConference. ABA TechShow (why do the organizers insist on stating the name IN ALL CAPITALS?) runs from March 28 to March 31. I’ll be joining my friends at the ContractExpress booth, and we’ll be showcasing Koncision. I look forward … Read More
The road goes on forever. Here’s where I’ll be showing up next to give my “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar: Atlanta, April 5, for West LegalEdcenter (for more information, go here) Houston, April 13, in-house seminar Toronto, April 19, for Osgoode Professional Development (for more information, go here) Chicago, May 3, for West LegalEdcenter (for more information, go here) Denver, May … Read More
In the recent Fourth Circuit case of Williams v. CDP, Inc. (copy here), the court considered the following section of a contract: Deferred Compensation; Death Benefit; and Payments for Restrictive Covenants. Commencing upon the Employee’s retirement from the Employer and the termination of his employment under the Employment Agreement and continuing for the remaining Term of this Agreement, the Employee … Read More
Via this post on the WSJ Law Blog, I learned about this Bloomberg article. Here’s the gist of it: Kai Herbert, a Switzerland-based currency trader, is suing JPMorgan for about 580,000 pounds ($920,000), his lawyers said at a trial in London this week. The original contract said Herbert’s annual pay would be 24 million rand ($3.1 million). JPMorgan blamed the … Read More
I’ve blogged about termination twice previously. In this 2007 post on the AdamsDrafting blog (and in MSCD) I explain why I prefer stating that a contract terminates on a given date rather than expires on that date. And in this post from January 2012 I discuss the implications of (1) termination of this agreement, (2) this agreement terminates, and (3) this … Read More
I recall how in the early days of word processing—when dinosaurs roamed the earth—you’d see articles in which a fiction writer would discuss word-processing technologies and techniques. But word processing long ago lost its essential mystery, except for those of us with particular needs. So fiction writers no longer offer tips on word processing. I think we’re going through something … Read More
