Why are contracts written so poorly?
noonespecial: However, I have been going through this template for over 4 hours and still unable to understand a single line because its just so bad english.Contracts are not actually english, although they may contain familiar words. Contracts are actually a kind of code designed to be run in a courtroom. Many of the silly sounding words and phrases are actually reserved words in this code and have special meanings.Sometimes the obfuscation is deliberate on the part of the legal profession in order to keep them all employed. (At least there is no incentive for them to make it simpler.)Don't feel bad. Imagine how a lawyer would feel if confronted by a large perl script that his entire livelihood may or may not depend on. :)