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Become a better writer by reading the Clarity book

Become a better writer by reading the new book aptly named - Become a Better Writer. It is written by Donald Powers and Greg Rosenberg from Clarity Global. I've just read it and I think it delivers on its [...]

By |2022-11-28T12:48:46+02:00February 20th, 2022|Categories: Life@Law, Plain Language|Tags: , , |

Drafting and Interpretation of Statutes – Plain Language and Postmodernism

The drafting and interpretation of statutes is important because without them there would be no common understanding of what the rules are. South Africans are proud of having a democratic constitution. It is a legal guideline for right and wrong [...]

By |2019-02-22T16:51:23+02:00April 13th, 2016|Categories: Plain Language|Tags: , |

Legal documents in plain language

All legal documents should be in plain language. We all enter into agreements regularly, whether it is a negotiated agreement or a retailer's standard terms and conditions. Most of the time, people do not understand many (or even most) of [...]

By |2022-12-15T11:37:01+02:00May 10th, 2015|Categories: Plain Language|Tags: , |

Plain and Understandable Language

What is plain and understandable language? How is plain language defined in South African law?  What is the standard that one should use to decide whether a document is in plain language? The definition of plain and understandable language Although [...]

By |2022-12-20T11:09:54+02:00October 13th, 2014|Categories: Plain Language|Tags: |