Tom talks about the problems with “legalese” and the rise of the plain language legal writing movement, before interviewing Cheryl Stephens, the founder of Plain Language Association International (PLAIN). Together they discuss ways to simplify legal language, the importance of plain language drafting and learn some new Scrabble words.
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Guests: Cheryl Stephens
Hosting and editing: Tom Ndekezi
Outro Music: Machinery by Eddy
Sound Effects: Kevin MacLeod
Theme Song: Logan Aitken
Tim Sandle, “Report finds only 1 percent reads ‘Terms & Conditions’”, (29 January 2020), online: www.digitaljournal.com .
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