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Clarity an international
association promoting plain legal language
Updated 5 July 2010
Patrons:
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| Sir Christopher Staughton (formerly of the English Court of Appeal) |
| The Hon Michael Kirby (formerly of the Australian High Court) |
Sir Kenneth Keith (of the International Court of Justice)
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| Founder and honorary life president: John Walton
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CLARITY is a worldwide group of lawyers and interested lay people. Its aim is the use of good, clear language by the legal profession.
We hope to achieve this by:
- avoiding archaic, obscure, and over-elaborate language in legal work;
- drafting legal documents in language that is both certain in meaning and easily understandable;
- exchanging ideas and precedents, not to be followed slavishly but to give guidance in producing good written and spoken legal language;
- exerting a firm, responsible influence on the style of legal language, with the hope of achieving a change in fashion.
We:
- publish a journal,
'Clarity'
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- sponsor international conferences on plain language;
- run seminars on legal drafting;
- operate an email news and questions service for members.
- give informal drafting help to members and others;
- introduce plain language lawyers to each other and to those who need their services;
- accredit plainly written and well-designed standard documents;
- award occasional prizes;
- hold breakfast meetings in London and Hong Kong;
- co-operate with other organisations.
A fee is charged for the items shown in italics.
Although most members are lawyers, membership is open to anyone interested in legal and official language. As a group we operate in English but many members work in other languages.
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