Debunking the Efficacy of Standard Contract Boilerplate: Part I

Authors

David Spratt, American University Washington College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2020

Journal

VBA Journal

Volume

47

Issue

2

First Page

10

Last Page

11

Abstract

Many contracts start with an introductory paragraph like this one: THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into said 5th day of June, 2020, by and between JOHN JONES (hereinafter referred to as "Jones") and MARY SMITH (hereafter referred to as "Smith"), hereinafter referred to together as "the parties." Where do I find my red pen? There are so many problems with this introduction, I might run out of ink.

Recommended Citation

David Spratt, Debunking the Efficacy of Standard Contract Boilerplate: Part I, 47 VBA Journal 10 (2020).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/2131