Behold my five-thousandth tweet:
The first rule of Traditional Contract Drafting Club is: Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereto ackn
— Ken Adams (@AdamsDrafting) June 2, 2016
If I say so myself, I think it’s pretty funny.
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Ken Adams is the leading authority on how to say clearly whatever you want to say in a contract. He’s author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, and he offers online and in-person training around the world. He’s also chief content officer of LegalSifter, Inc., a company that combines artificial intelligence and expertise to assist with review of contracts.
I offer the second rule: never use “that,” always use “which” instead.
I still try to stick with “that” for restrictive clauses and “which” for nonrestrictive clauses. I don’t know that anyone pays a great deal of attention to that distinction in reading what I write, but I still follow it. Perhaps not faithfully, but I try.
I assumed that Chad was joking! I’m with you, except that I use comma-which.
Of course, comma “which,” but most drafters could care less about that, ha.