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Language on Trial
By
Chrissie Maher
Language on Trial will interest anyone who has had
experience of the language of the law. In particular, it will be an
invaluable aid for lawyers involved in drafting legal documents or
wanting to communicate clearly with clients and colleagues. Through
clear examples and logical argument, the guide:
*explores the background which has given legal language its
distinctive character:
*discusses the need for plain English in the law;
*asks whether the law can survive without its traditional,
grandiose style; and
*examines the practical implications of plain English in terms of
cost and client relations.
The final chapter offers over 30 pages of guidance and practice in
writing plain English, which will be of use to anyone whose job
involves putting pen to paper.
Plain English Campaign is part of an international plain
language movement which encourages organisations to communicate
clearly with the public.
Campaign director Chrissie Maher - an ordinary working-class
mother - has been campaigning for better communication since the
1960s. She founded the Campaign in 1979 to fight the tremendous
problems created by the bureaucratic language, small print and
legalese of official information. The Campaign is an independent,
self-funding group which has had incredible success in persuading
many organisations in the UK and abroad to communicate with the
public in plain language.
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