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{{a| | {{a|drafting|}}Like excessive levels in automatic [[paragraph numbering]], a plague of cross-references in a contract is a telltale sign of legal over engineering. If you overuse clause cross-references — “[[subject to]] clause 12.5(g)(viii)(B)” sort of thing, especially if said clause is nowhere near the one at hand — you should be asking yourself stern questions about how well-organised and elegant your contractual prose really is. | ||
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Like excessive levels in automatic paragraph numbering, a plague of cross-references in a contract is a telltale sign of legal over engineering. If you overuse clause cross-references — “subject to clause 12.5(g)(viii)(B)” sort of thing, especially if said clause is nowhere near the one at hand — you should be asking yourself stern questions about how well-organised and elegant your contractual prose really is.