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Writing Contracts In English That We All Can Understand
Contracts are scary things. Legally binding, they can set you up for serious trouble when you agree to them without knowing what the terms actually entail. Problem is, many contracts are written in ways that are set up to be difficult to understand and are just plain turgid.
Isn’t it time we put an end to this insanity and started writing our contracts in English that we all can understand?
For every dense and declamatory statement that you can write in a contract, there is a plain English equivalent that should be just as concise. If you’re the one tasked with drafting an agreement, why not lay it out in readable terms instead of following the footsteps of those clowns before you who wrote their contracts with little desire for actually making sense to the people signing them?
Complex legal documents, in reality, don’t have to remain complex. It’s just laziness that’s allowing them to do so. When you’re offered a contract that’s formatted in this manner, why not refuse to sign it and recommend that you’ll revise it in plain language as you understand? If any of your interpretation is wrong, you can then bring in a lawyer to ensure that it means exactly the same thing as that orotund piece of document you’ve been asked to agree to.
Like most business writing, you will need to pass it through the best English grammar software you can find to be sure you don’t corrupt any definitions by bad writing. Other than that, though, there should be no problem. Every contract can be made simpler. Fire your law firm if they refuse to do so.
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