CBA SKILLED LAWYER SERIES 2018

Avoiding Ambiguity in Corporate and Commercial Documents

Corporate/commerical clients rely on their legal counsel for clear communication that is useful and encourages effective decision making. In order to build and maintain credibility in the eyes of your clients, you need to know how to identify and eliminate common sources of ambiguity in your legal drafting.

This webinar will set the stage for our program on Drafting Effective Business Documents by offering practical tips to improve the concision, clarity, and quality of your corporate/commercial documents.

Topics will include:

•  Ambiguity vs. general terminology
•  How courts interpret corporate/commercial documents
•  Risks of interpretative disputes due to a lack of precision in drafting
•  Drafting techniques to avoid ambiguity

This is the 1st webinar of the Drafting Effective Business Documents program.

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