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Wonderfully PLAIN: Access to justice and the plain language legal writing movement
Season 4 · Episode 5

Wonderfully PLAIN: Access to justice and the plain language legal writing movement

Stare Indecisis · CFUV, Appeal Publishing Society

March 7, 202348m 2s

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Show Notes

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 < https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/report-finds-only-1-percent-reads-terms-conditions/article/566127#ixzz7upD4UOAX>.

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Topics

Lawwritingaccessibilityequityadvocacyplain language legal writing.