Corporate & Securities Law

?And? and ?Or? and Covering a Disparate Group

By Ken Adams

One of my afflictions is paranoia regarding and and or. (You may recall my deconstruction of a Toronto restroom notice.)

Consider the following:

If a proceeding seeks to compel the Recipient or any of its Representatives to disclose any Confidential Information …

I’m not keen on that formulation?it wouldn’t cover a proceeding to compel the Recipient and one or more of its Representatives to disclose information. So I’m inclined to prefer the following:

If a proceeding seeks to compel any one or more of the Recipient and its Representatives to disclose any Confidential Information …

It’s not particularly elegant, but it articulates the intended meaning.

Full post as published by AdamsDrafting on September 30, 2009 (boomark / email).