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Legal English ("contract drafting")

The aim of this course is to improve students’ understanding of English contract language.

Course objectives

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

• understand the structure of English language contracts

• compare and contrast different concepts and terminology used in English contract

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• distinguish between ‘legalese’ and plain English

• recognise how to draft contract provisions clearly and without ambiguity