The Lawyer's Style Guide

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Have you ever wondered: What does inchoate mean? Who are my assigns? Are they my assignees? What is wilful default/neglect/misconduct/wrongdoing? ... In A-Z format, this 900-page book offers answers to these questions and hundreds more. -- Daphne Perry * Law Society Gazette * This is a volume which definitely deserves a place on every lawyer's bookshelves, especially those starting out on their careers. * The Commonwealth Lawyer * Relevant to any lawyer who wishes to write well ... Peter Butt has produced a really valuable reference book from which any writer of legal texts could derive benefit. It would be a valuable addition to any law drafter's library. As a sometime writer of legislation, I recommend it unreservedly. -- Eamonn Moran PSM QC * The Loophole * This is an excellent book, a valuable resource and one that will be helpful to students in grasping how to write clearly, precisely yet effectively in the legal context. -- Chris Bevan * Durham University * This is a comprehensive and thoughtful text that provides far more than a mere dictionary would do. It covers not just terminology, but concepts, ideas and institutions, providing a one-stop shop for students. -- Pamela Henderson * Nottingham Trent University * This is an excellent book with so much for the young and experienced lawyer alike. It will be strongly recommended to all our students at the start of their course. -- Stephen Dnes * New College Of The Humanities * This is a very comprehensive writing guide, which I plan to recommend as a reference point to all my students. -- Ewa Zelazna * University of Leicester * I very much enjoyed browsing this book- it has a dry sense of humour and I have found myself dipping into it regularly. -- Helen Rutherford * Northumbria University * I really enjoyed the book. It's unlike anything else available, is truly comprehensive and has become essential ... I am recommending it to students. -- Michael Davies * The Legal English School * Very useful text for Year 1 LLB students -- Carole Lyons * Robert Gordon University * A good read and a marvellous resource for anyone who needs to justify their choices when clarifying legal documents -- Martin Cutts, director of Plain Language Commission and author of The Oxford Guide to Plain English This is an excellent guide to legal writing and I have now added this to my reading list for law doctoral students at UCY -- Emeritus Professor Kim Economides * University of Cyprus * A helpful book for written advocacy giving very clear guidance. Well written and presented. -- Dr Samuel White * University of the West of Scotland *