| Book | Publication and other details |
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The Law Society, London, 2006 xxii and 200 pages; paperback 234 mm x 156 mm £29.95 ISBN 1 85328 985 X Buy now online (if tempted) from The Law Society bookshop. Extract from the typescript: The purpose of this book Typescript contents page What the critics said about the 1st edition Foreword to the 2nd edition (by Lord Bingham of Cornhill) What the critics have said about the 2nd edition I am waiting for feedback (as suggested in the book) to stimulate a discussion page here. |
| Selected articles | Previously published |
| Obtaining by deception | Law Quarterly Review, 1974 |
| Bamboozling the public | New Law Journal, 26 July 1991
Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, Vol 9 (2003-04) |
| British lawyers' attitudes to plain English | Clarity 28, August 1993 |
| Alphabet soup | The Law Society's Gazette, November 1993 |
| Tried and tested: the myth behind the cliché | Clarity 34, January 1996 |
| Drafting snippets | Clarity 34, January 1996 |
| Better drafting (a will extract) | Clarity 36, August 1996 |
| Better drafting (a court order) | Clarity 40, August 1997 |
| Solicitors' negligence: who pays? | Solicitors Journal, 30 January 1998 |
| Better drafting (a statement of claim) | Clarity 41, April 1998 |
| Eggbound | Clarity 41, April 1998 |
| Clear legal writing (for judges) | Journal of the District Judges' Association c. 2000 |
| Homepage | Example of my plain drafting style |
Try your hand at plain drafting | Biography |