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-A kind of [[profound ontological uncertainty]] which leads to proliferating [[incluso]]s and [[for the avoidance of doubt]]s, is the [[Mediocre lawyer|lawyer]]’s reluctance to grasp a simple proposition: ''You don’t have document what you are '''not''' obliged do in a legal contract''. In the absence of a contract you are not obliged to do ''anything''.
+A kind of [[profound ontological uncertainty]] which leads to proliferating [[incluso]]s and [[for the avoidance of doubt]]s, is the [[Mediocre lawyer|lawyer]]’s reluctance to grasp a simple proposition: ''You don’t have state what you have '''not''' promised to do in a [[contract]]''. You don’t have to do ''anything'' you haven’t agreed to do.
-Your starting point, therefore, should be that you do not need to say what the parties are not obliged to do. The subtlety comes with trying to peg back a vague, general commitment, by using specific restrictions ([[for the avoidance of doubt]]. Of course, the literary-minded amongst you might prefer to draft clearly and precisely in the first place.
+Your starting point, therefore, should be that you should not say what you are not going to do. The trick comes with trying to peg back a vague, general commitment, by using specific restrictions ([[for the avoidance of doubt]]. Of course, the literary-minded might prefer to draft clearly and precisely in the first place.
 Which brings us to ''Nasty''.