Must a contract term be one sentence?

In a contract drafting workshop last week, we were looking at a 126-word definition of a 3-word phrase. Someone asked, “Is there a rule that a definition has to be just one sentence?” There is no such rule, in English contract law or in life. But it was a sensible...

Should writing training be online or face to face?

Which is better, when we have the choice again? Here are some points to help you decide, from our experience of taking interactive group writing training online since March 2020. The choice As I write, face to face interactive writing training in most places must wait...

Win the Oxford Guide to Plain English

I’m sorry for the long silence since my last post. True, I’ve spent the last few months taking my interactive training online, but this post was already overdue before lockdown. Now, I have a copy to give away of the latest edition of the Oxford Guide to Plain...
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