Description
Bloomsbury India Legal Writing And Contract Drafting by Rodney D Ryder
About the book
In an era where contracts play a vital role in any business relationship, the book acts as a guide in providing a practical approach to contract drafting and legal writing. The book covers the basic yet noteworthy concepts of structure and style of writing. It also helps acquiring a better understanding of the purpose of contract and its form in the age of globalization. The book also attempts to delineate how pre-contractual negotiations are very crucial in determining the terms of the contract and its execution. This book is intended for use by practicing litigants, students as well as academicians who wish to acquire practical knowledge of how a contract is drafted.
Key Features
How language can be used as a professional tool
Extensive guide on do's and don't of legal writing
Thorough understanding on how to draft terms of a contract
Conceptual guide on pre-contractual negotiations and tips for successful negotiation
Comprehensive guide on preliminary agreement forms- memorandum of understanding, term sheet and confidentiality
About the author
Rodney D. Ryder,Partner, Scriboard Advocates and Legal ConsultansChief Mentor - Enhelion Knowledge Ventures Pvt Ltd
Rodney D. Ryder is a Partner with Scriboard, a full service commercial law firm with cutting edge specialisation in technology, new media and intellectual property laws. He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000. He has been nominated as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ in intellectual property, technology, communications and media law by Asia Law, Who’sWhoLegal, Asia Legal 500, amongst other international publications.
His second book, Intellectual Property and the Internet, published by LexisNexis is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The text has been acknowledged to be an authoritative work by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has been quoted in the first and only judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on domain names (Satyam Infoway Ltd. v. Sifynet Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; (2004) 6 SCC 145). He is also an advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India (NiXI) and a member of the panel of independent and neutral arbitrators with NiXI.