Another Source of Inspiration to All Who Teach Contract Drafting
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“Except as Provided Below”
In the dispute addressed in the recent opinion of the Second Circuit in In re Lehman Bros. Holdings (here), the following contract language was at issue: Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any Person or entity not a party to this Agreement except as provided below. One of the litigants … Read More
Grab Some Popcorn! YouTube Video “A Day in the Life of a Lawyer: Drafting a Contract”
If you want a video title that will send the masses rushing to the exits, you couldn’t get much better than “A Day in the Life of a Lawyer: Drafting a Contract.” That’s the title of an 18-minute video on YouTube; I’ve embedded it for your edification. It’s one of three videos forming part of “A Day in the Life … Read More
Who’s More More Delusional About Their Writing, Transactional Lawyers or Litigators?
In his recent column in the ABA Journal entitled Why Lawyers Can’t Write, Bryan Garner describes how lawyers generally think they’re great writers yet are in fact depressingly inept. No news there. But what caught my eye was Garner’s suggestion that this delusion “is significantly higher among transactional lawyers than it is among litigators.” He goes on: Transactional lawyers have … Read More
Sidley Newsletter on “Revocable” and “Irrevocable” in License Agreements
I recently noticed a Sidley Austin “practice note” (here) on use of revocable and irrevocable in license agreements. That’s something I hadn’t thought much about previously, so I found it of interest. The main takeaway: Always include either “revocable” or “irrevocable” within the license grant. If any of you licensing types have any observations, I’d be happy to hear them. … Read More
EagleEye: Another Product for Spotting Glitches
Thanks to this article by Carol Gerber on Attorney at Work, I learned about EagleEye, another software product that allows you to spot glitches in contracts. Here’s how the developer describes EagleEye: EagleEye automates the review of defined terms, inconsistent phrases, references and punctuation in legal agreements to ensure completeness, accuracy, consistency and lack of ambiguity. Designed for lawyers, EagleEye … Read More
Hey, Hong Kong! Check Out What Singapore Had to Say About My Seminar!
I’m giving a seminar in Hong Kong on 5 March. (For more information, go here.) If people in Hong Kong are uncertain of the value of what I have to offer, here is some fresh feedback from participants at last week’s Singapore seminar: Extremely informative and useful Exceeded my expectations as new ideas & concepts are visited Very interactive and novel … Read More
Notes from the Road: Singapore
Last week I was in Singapore to give a seminar. I had last been there some twenty years ago, and I enjoyed being back. It’s a prosperous, teeming, and efficient city, and I took the opportunity to roam around a bit and sample the street food. “Asia for beginners,” I was told. That seems about right. But traveling for seminars … Read More
Meet the New Blog! Same As the Old Blog!
This is my first post on AdamsDrafting.com in over two years. I’ve moved back here, bringing with me a copy of all my posts on The Koncise Drafter, at koncision.com. I’ve also redesigned the entire site. As I said in my final post on The Koncise Drafter, koncision.com will remain the home for all things relating to Koncision Contract Automation. … Read More
The “Successors and Assigns” Provision and Successor Liability
[Update: Go here for the June 15, 2013 post about my article It’s Time to Get Rid of the “Successors and Assigns” Provision.] The shortcomings of traditional contract language come in varying degrees of subtlety. At the unsubtle end of the spectrum is the “successors and assigns” provision. It’s utterly standard, but it’s also, um, problematic. I tackled the “successors … Read More