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In 2023, Clarity introduced its Hall of Fame. It recognizes someone who 2025 inductees Robert Eagleson Robert Eagleson for his groundbreaking plain-English work in Australia. Robert contributed extensively to the first plain-English legal document (a car insurance policy) in1976 and to the monumental report Plain English and the Law, by the Victorian Law Reform Commission. […]

Joe Kimble and his coauthor, Bryan Garner, won a prestigious Burton Award for Book of the Year on Legal Writing. The book—which is available for free online—is Essentials for Drafting Clear Legal Rules. Every Clarity member should have it ready to hand—and consult it often. Joe is, of course, a longtime Clarity representative for the USA and […]

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Published in The Clarity Journal 81 – 2020. Introduction This article discusses how plain language in Australian family law combined with a clear process makes justice more accessible. Both substantive and procedural law are discussed. Justice requires minimal delays, minimal costs and accessibility. Law is accessible when substantive and procedural laws are understood by lay […]

Held at the Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale in Boulogne, France. Clarity2005 explored the theme ‘Clarity and Obscurity in Legal Language’, with a feature presentation by Clarity founder John Walton and a series of masterclasses with legal drafting experts. Read conference papers in Clarity, no. 54 and Clarity, no. 55.

James Kessler QC and Mary Ashley of Old Square Tax Chambers will ask whether one can draft a will in plain intelligible English that meets the testator’s wishes and maximises tax relief under the new residential nil-rate band. James is the author of Drafting Trusts & Will Trusts (13th edition, 2016). Mary more often deals with wills which will […]

The government office responsible for drafting legislation. It has published a plain English manual and a guide on drafting clear and simple legislation.