Boilerplate and contractual language
Pseudo-contract or blanket assent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12859869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian E Butler (University of North Carolina at Asheville, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 217-237 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Intercultural Pragmatics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1612-295X • E-ISSN: 1613-365X |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ip-2023-3001 |
| OpenAlex | W4379160565 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
In this article I analyze Kar and Radin’s critique of boilerplate text in contract. The problems identified in boilerplate are significant. I then describe the test that they offer to distinguish between proper contract and “pseudo-contract” in boilerplate. The test is constructed upon the use of Gricean Maxims slightly modified for the context of contract law. Next, Karl Llewellyn’s test for boilerplate is described. Ultimately, through the use of a couple of examples it is argued that Llewellyn’s test is a better option. Even with this result, much of the Kar and Radin critique of boilerplate is significant and valuable
Blanket · Boilerplate text · Context (archaeology · Contract management · Economics · Exclusion clause · Law and economics · Management · Political science · Severability · Free Will and Agency · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Legal principles and applications · Geology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |