Drafting contracts : how and why lawyers do what they do /
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| Author / Creator: | Stark, Tina L., 1953- |
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| Imprint: | New York, NY : Aspen Publishers, c2007. |
| Description: | xxiv, 461 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6617108 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Part 1. Translating the Business Deal into Contract Concepts
- A Few Words about Contract Drafting and This Book
- The Building Blocks of Contracts: The Seven Contract Concepts
- Translating the Business Deal into Contract Concepts: Part 1 (Representations and Warranties & Covenants and Rights)
- Translating the Business Deal into Contract Concepts: Part 2 (Conditions, Discretionary Authority, and Declarations)
- Part 2. Drafting a Contract's Parts
- A Contract's Parts
- The Introductory Provisions: Preamble, Recitals, and Words of Agreement
- Definitions and Defined Terms
- Action Sections
- Representations and Warranties
- Covenants and Rights
- Conditions to an Obligation
- Discretionary Authority and Declarations
- Will and Shall
- Drafting the Contract Concepts: A Summary Chart
- Endgame Provisions
- General Provisions
- Signature Lines
- Part 3. Drafting Clearly and Unambiguously
- Legalese
- Clarity through Format
- Clarity through Sentence Structure
- Ambiguity
- Numbers and Financial Provisions
- A Potpourri of Other Drafting Considerations
- Deconstructing Complex Provisions
- Part 4. Drafting from the Client's Perspective
- Adding Value to the Deals
- Part 5. Putting a Contract Together
- Organizing a Contract and Its Provisions
- The Drafting Process
- How to Review and Comment on a Contract
- Amendments, Consents, and Waivers
- Part 6. Drafting Ethically
- Ethical Issues in Drafting
- Part 7. Other Drafting Materials
- Additional Exercises
- Appendices
