Timeline for Is the usual contract writing style being questioned and a radically new one proposed?
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| Jun 8, 2018 at 0:32 | history | bumped | CommunityBot | This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed. | |
| May 8, 2018 at 23:14 | answer | added | ohwilleke | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 8, 2018 at 20:22 | comment | added | A.fm. | They are written a certain way because, if there is a dispute, they will have to be interpreted in court. Thus, it is unlikely contracts for parties who have Attorneys will change dramatically if at all. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 16:48 | comment | added | sharur | @LeandroCaniglia I would say that the issue is that these contracts are written by a lawyer, employed by one side. Said lawyer is bound to look out for their client's interests, which is why they write the contracts so that in the event of a dispute, their client is likely protected. As a result, when a contract is drafted entirely by one side and offered to the other, courts generally interpret it in a light most favorable to the non-drafting party, which aggravates the issue. Hence, Greendrake's advice to bypass the lawyers. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 12:52 | history | edited | Leandro Caniglia | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 7, 2018 at 12:48 | comment | added | Leandro Caniglia | @Greendrake Yes, I know. I'm looking for someone who advocates a way of formalizing an agreement superior to the usual one, which I find too negative not to be challenged. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 8:05 | comment | added | Greendrake | "Contract writing style" is not dictated by law. It is just a convention, fashion, trend etc. Create your own at any time and offer it to the other party to sign. As long as all the essential elements of a contract are present, it will be perfectly valid. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 2:02 | history | asked | Leandro Caniglia | CC BY-SA 4.0 |