Here’s another confidentiality-agreement issue that I’ve been mulling over. I don’t recall having seen it discussed in the literature. As I understand it, in a commercial context it’s commonplace for the disclosing party under a confidentiality agreement to disclose to the recipient information that the disclosing party is itself required to keep confidential under the terms of a confidentiality agreement … Read More
The ABA Journal contains this item about how Florida police are weighing possible charges against a St. Petersburg man whose motorized wheelchair collided with a scooter, killing the other driver. Apparently, the charges could range from jaywalking to reckless driving, depending on whether the wheelchair is considered a motor vehicle. What bearing does this have on contract drafting? It’s not much … Read More
I’m currently working on Koncision’s first product, a line of confidentiality agreements. I’m being assisted by Koncision’s confidentiality agreement editorial board (go here [link no longer available] for their bios), but I expect to air issues on this blog routinely. And here’s one to get the ball rolling: If Acme discloses confidential information to Widgetco and subsequently a rogue Widgetco employee … Read More
I’d like to thank two people for their help with the new site: Selene Bowlby of iDesign Studios did the web design. She was imaginative, knowledgeable, thorough, punctual, responsive, and offered good value. I’d happily use her services again. Russell Christian helped with the graphics. I’ve worked with Russell previously, and I showcased his work in this March 2010 AdamsDrafting … Read More
Just before Thanksgiving, the Delaware Supreme Court issued its opinion in Airgas, Inc. v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. At issue was whether a bylaw proposed by Air Products at the annual meeting of Airgas stockholders on September 10, 2010 was valid. Chancellor Chandler of the Delaware Chancery Court upheld the bylaw, but the Delaware Supreme Court reversed. For a … Read More
Welcome to the website for Koncision Contract Automation. And in particular, welcome to my new blog, The Koncise Drafter. This blog replaces my blog on AdamsDrafting, where I’ve been blogging since 2006. Although the AdamsDrafting blog will, along with the rest of AdamsDrafting, remain up and will have value as an archive of over 700 posts, I won’t be updating … Read More
This week the ABA Journal—the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association—announced that it has selected the AdamsDrafting blog as one of the 100 best law blogs. The timing is perfect, as Ken Adams has just announced on AdamsDrafting that he will no longer be updating that site or that blog. Instead, his new blog, The Koncise Drafter, will be … Read More
In August we announced, in this press release, development of Koncision Contract Automation. As a first step our development, we’ve launched this website. It’s a work in progress: Some links (notably “Login” and “Join”) won’t function until we launch our first products. Other parts—including the FAQ—will be a work in progress. If you encounter any problems, please let us know. … Read More
Dear readers, this is the last post on the AdamsDrafting blog. Although this site, and this blog, will remain up, I won’t be updating them. Instead, I’ve moved my online base to www.koncision.com, the home of my new venture, Koncision Contract Automation. Part of that site is my new blog, The Koncise Drafter. I go into greater detail in the … Read More
After deciding, about ten years ago, that I wanted to be The Contract-Drafting Guy®, one of the first things I did was contact every law-firm “knowledge management” person I could track down, so that I could discuss with them how I might help their firm put its contract-drafting process on a rational footing. The response? Lots of crickets chirping. I … Read More
