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Published in The Clarity Journal 71 – 2014 Number 29, page 11, December 1993 This article also appeared in the December 1993 edition of the Judicial Officers Bulletin of New South Wales In giving a decision we are communicating  the law. We are drawing on our training and knowledge to make the law available to […]

In this issue : Judicial decisions: acts of communication, Judicial decisions a riposte and a retort, Plain English: Changing the Lawyer’s, Image and Goals, Bringing the audience to the fore, Radical approaches to preparing legislation

In this issue : Clarity 2012 opening address The story of “shall”: a parable of plain language Reflections of a plain-language legislative drafter Plain language in the financial world The IC clear project Plain language and the role of the visual Plain language laws in Australia Plain language laws in the Netherlands The US Plain […]

In this issue : Advocating plain language in the media Plain language: no budget—no problem! How do public authorities address the citizens? An attempt on a new understanding of textual categories A campaign for plain language in the municipality of Copenhagen—from textual effects to organisational context The Swedish Language Act—impact, experiences and challenges A plain […]

In this issue : The role of plain language in the writing training of law students Public power: putting the case for the lay reader Working with lawyers on your projects The design and implementation of a plain Spanish writing-skills programme for Argentina’s leading law firm Teaching judgment writing in Canada A most dangerous clause: […]

In this issue : Clarity 2010 opening welcome: closing farewell Transparency—an idea whose time has come Holding visual space for clarity and connection The European Commission’s clear writing campaign Japan’s project to simplify courtroom language Clarity: an empathic journey towards understanding World of Warcraft terms of service Gautrain—not plain! Gibson Sheat lawyers’ standard terms of […]

In this issue : Opening address Ensnaring perceptions on communication: Underlying obstacles to lawyers writing plainly The credit crisis has its roots in Main Street not Wall Street Plain language and financial transparency: What you don’t understand can cost (or make) you money Making the business case for plain English Plain words Righting the wrongs […]

In this issue : SIMPLE LAW: laws in citizen-friendly language: a program implemented by Chile’s National Library of Congress From plain language to business language Opening ceremony remarks for Clarity’s third international conference Legal language and the technique for legislation drafting in Mexico: an unresolved matter What our Constitution has to learn from religion Plain […]

In this issue : Plain language—(literally) halfway around the world from Cincinnati Construction contract administration— an approach on clarity ‘And yet it moves’: recent developments in plain legal English in the UK Stepping stones to plain English An arbitration agreement designed not to be read, written not to be understood The Texas pattern jury charges […]

In this issue : The building blocks on Wessel’s website: the Amsterdam challenge Setting the standard: some steps toward a plain language profession Strong, cautious support: Clarity’s position on standards and accreditation International plain language standards— the view from the Center for Plain Language Writing by numbers: are readability formulas to clarity what karaoke is […]