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99: Ken Adams - Cracking the Contract Drafting Code (Interview) Nov 23, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode: Ken Adams, the leading authority on contract drafting language, tells us about THE code you need to know about for contract drafting. We discuss the categories of contract language, the use of shall, the use of legalese words such as defend, indemnify and hold harmless. Ken also opens up about what drives him to do what he does.

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98: Mark Anderson - IP Contracts and IP terminology (Interview) Nov 02, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode: Mark Anderson, one of the UK's top IP lawyers, tells us about his approach to contracting and shares his top tips on IP drafting. We discuss:

template contracts
governing law and jurisdiction clauses
common law concepts and civil law contracts
language usage in IP contracts e.g. assigns v licenses
grant-back clauses.

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97: Alex Hamilton: Contract Innovation minus the AI (Interview) Oct 13, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode: Move over Buffy the Vampire Slayer, here’s Alex the Contract Slasher. Alex Hamilton, CEO of NewLaw firm Radiant Law, is synonymous with legal innovation. I am in LOVE with what this crazy guy and his Rad team are doing. In this episode we discuss what NewLaw is, how most law firms are using AI, and what you can do to genuinely improve your contracts.

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Alex’s article ‘On being reasonable’
Radiant Law LawTech Glossary
People Alex mentioned Richard Susskind and Gary Marcus.

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96.2: Sarah Fox: Liquidated Damages and Visual Contracts (Interview) Sep 28, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode:

This is part two of my interview with Sarah Fox. We talk about liquidated damages, what you can do today to improve your contracts, and using visuals in contracts.

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Contact Sarah on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ or email ⁠Sarah@500words.co.uk⁠
Sarah’s book: ⁠How to Write Simple and Effective Small Works Contracts in 500 Words⁠
Sarah’s blog post on liquidated damages: ⁠Delay Damages: Busting the Myths⁠
⁠IACCM’s research on negotiated v disputed contract terms⁠
⁠Sarah’s example t-shirt design contract⁠
⁠IACCM’s Contract Design Pattern Library ⁠
ParkingEye Limited (Respondent) v Beavis (Appellant) [2015] UKSC 67 – Watch the judgment of the case ⁠here⁠
Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v New Garage & Motor Co Ltd [1914] UKHL 1

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96.1: Sarah Fox: How to write a 500-word contract and know it's good (Interview) Sep 21, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Sarah Fox on her concept of drafting a contract in 500 words. We talk about the bare essentials of contracts and about a checklist to help you in contract review.

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Contact Sarah on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ or email ⁠Sarah@500words.co.uk⁠
Sarah’s blog post: ⁠10 Essentials for a Construction Contract⁠
Sarah’s ⁠STAR Review checklist⁠
⁠Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande⁠
Sarah’s book: ⁠How to Write Simple and Effective Small Works Contracts in 500 Words⁠
Trebor Bassett Holdings Ltd (2) The Cadbury UK Partnership v ADT Fire and Security plc [2012] EWCA Civ 1158
MT Hojgaard AS v E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Ltd & Anor [2017] UKSC 59
Article about ⁠SEABORNE FREIGHT (UK) LTD⁠

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95: An Overview of Employment Law (Monologue) Aug 31, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode we learn about employment law. We find out about:

what employment law is
what employment lawyers do
the skills needed to be an employment lawyer.

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94: Daniel Edelson on techniques to improve legal English (Interview) Jul 27, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode: Today I interview Daniel Edelson – US attorney, adjunct professor at St. John’s Law, and founder of USlawessential.com. We talk about how to improve your legal English with:

● Visual examples

● Noticing

● Rephrasing

● Summarising

You’ll also learn how to use the following terms and phrases: According to, under, and provides.

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1. Summary: Daniel Edelson Interview

2. Vocabulary: Daniel Edelson Interview – Explanations of vocabulary and differences between US and UK terms. These include links to helpful resources.

What techniques and resources do you use to study legal English?

Send me an email to Louise@studylegalenglish.com or join in the conversation on social media @legalenglisher.

If you have a question for Daniel contact him at daniel@uslawessentials.com.

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93: TMT Law - What Does a TMT Lawyer Do? (Article) Jun 15, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode: Today’s episode is all about Technology, Media & Telecommunications law.

We’ll be looking at:

● What TMT law is
● What TMT lawyers do
● What makes a good TMT lawyer

This episode is available as a podcast episode and YouTube video.

The article in this video is available here.

Do you work in TMT law? Would you like to work in this field? If you do or if you would like to – why? Why did you choose this area? Let me know.

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92: Commercial Law - #4 Essentials You NEED to Know (Monologue) May 18, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I give an overview of what commercial law is and what a commercial lawyer does. We’ll be looking at:

● what commercial law is

● what commercial lawyers do

● what skills commercial lawyers need

● pros and cons of the job

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91: Mergers and Acquisitions Overview (Article) Apr 20, 2020

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🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I read an extract from an article all about mergers and acquisitions. The article was written by Claire Consoli, an associate in the corporate team at Skadden LLP, and published on the Lex 100 website.

We’ll be looking at:
● what an M&A is
● what M&A lawyers do, and
● the realities of the job.

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