起草和审查法律文件

类别:Legal Services
类别:David J. O. Tuhusula 日期:31/08/2022
作者的观点完全是他们自己的,不一定反映Putranto Alliance的观点。

在法律术语中,法律文件指的是能够提出、转让、限制、押记或终止财产(无论是动产还是不动产)的权利、所有权或权益的文件。

法律文件也可以指一封信,表明可以也可能对收件人或任何其他违反某些规则的人提起法律诉讼。

起草法律文件意味着制作一份具体而简洁的文件,以实现特定的法律目的。

而审查法律文件是指接收、阅读和分析法律文件,以更好地理解案件中的问题,这样以后他们就可以确定所提交文件中要传达的要点。

根据制作法律文件的实体、法律文件所涉及的主题以及目前正在审理的案件类型,可以说没有任何法律文件是相同的。

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What is Drafting and Reviewing Legal Documents?

In law terms, a legal document would refer to a document with the capability to present, transfer, limit, charge, or terminate a right, a title, or an interest in the property (whether movable or immovable). A legal document could also refer to a letter indicating that a legal proceeding can and may be brought against the person to whom it’s addressed or any other person who violates certain rules.

Drafting a legal document means producing a concrete and concise document to achieve a particular legal purpose. Whereas reviewing a legal document would refer to receiving, reading, and analyzing a legal document to understand the issues in a case better, so later they can then identify the key points of what’s meant to be conveyed within the presented document.

Depending on the entity that produced the legal document, the subject that the legal document is being addressed, and what kind of case is currently ongoing, it can be said that no legal documents are the same one and the other. 

起草和审查法律文件的重要性

能够正确传达信息是沟通中最关键的一点,尤其是在处理法律事务时。

一份具体而简洁的文件将能够清楚地表达其目标,并使当事方了解其意图。

总的来说,法律文件旨在就相关法律问题告知客户、对方,甚至法院,并使其参与其中。

因此,至关重要的是,法律文件应包含所有必要的事实,并具有准确性,以便法律文件的目标清晰易懂。

因为客户也不总是具有法律知识的人,所以注意文件的内容不要包含太多复杂的短语,这样客户就可以像律师一样理解它,这一点也很重要。

在某些情况下,法律文件也可能包含来自客户和/或法院的反馈。

因此,审查该文件以改进以前的法律文件(如果有的话)所缺乏的内容是很重要的。

通过确保客户理解法律文件传达的内容来消除客户的疑虑,是帮助客户在案件中获胜的重要一步。

当对方要求提供相关文件时,律师必须履行法律义务(尤其是在诉讼案件中)。

以快速及时的方式审查它们将是防止任何挫折发生的最佳方式。

此外,研究以协助构建法律文件也成为一个必须考虑的问题,因为一个法律问题并不总是与另一个相同。

必须进行调整,因为大多数时候,法律文件都是为了适应情况或目的而编写的。因此,它可以被视为是在个案的基础上进行的。

 

起草和审查法律文件时要注意什么?

在起草法律文件时必须注意几个关键点,例如:

  1. 客观的

    一个人希望实现什么样的目标?如何将其倒入文档中?选择正确的词语、正确的事实和正确的法律(这对进一步加强论点尤为重要),与避免听起来过于对抗,同时避免使用不必要的复杂短语和行话同样重要。
    如果这对一个从事法律职业的人来说太难理解了,那么对一个非专业人士来说就无法理解了。
    简而言之,法律文件的目的必须清晰易懂。

  2. 框架

    文档的整体概念结构是如何工作的?它能被分成几个部分以便更容易理解吗?它是否可以进一步分为子部分或小节,以便于阅读?通过文件中的文字可以传达什么?

  3. 顺序

    由于写作的主要目的是交流,即使文档中的一个或多个点易于消化和理解,因此以逻辑顺序呈现它至关重要。信息的正确流动取决于它是否回答了提出的问题。因此,同样重要的是要注意,首先给出答案,然后给出解释将是最理想的。

相反,在审查法律文件时,必须注意几个关键点,例如:

  1. 关联

    法律文件中包含的信息是否与目前正在处理的问题有关?法律文件是否包含必要的信息,以产生深思熟虑且无误的回应?如果法律文件的内容与目前正在处理的问题无关,那么它传达给对方的优先级较低。

  2. 反应性

    法律文件的信息是否回应了对方或监管机构提出的询问?如果答案是肯定的,那么该信息会对哪个查询做出回应?

  3. 特权

    法律文件中包含的信息是否被证明仅限于客户和律师?或者,信息本质上受隐私和/或保密规则的约束?如果是这样的话,就应该避免将其注入法律文件中。

  4. 保密性

    如果法律文件中的信息被归类为机密信息,则必须从性质上将其排除在外。 例如,假设法律文件中的信息包含商业秘密(例如如何制造特定产品)。 在这种情况下,必须防止将其提交给对立各方。 然而,这也可以与客户协商,因为在与客户讨论后,客户决定是可以对信息进行部分编辑,还是应该将其作为一个整体排除在外,以保护机密性。

我们处理的法律文件类型

凭借丰富的经验,我们的顾问精通处理法律文件,最常见的是合同和协议。我们的顾问经验丰富的其他法律文件包括公证书、合规报告、诉讼文件、要求书、分期付款票据、法律声明、意向书等。

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我们如何提供帮助

我们经验丰富的顾问精通起草和审查法律文件,以便相关各方能够避免未来可能致命的法律和/或财务后果。

从进行法律研究、分析文件到参与任何可能的对抗性情况,我们竭尽全力协助起草和审查法律文件,为每一方争取尽可能好的条件。

References

FAQs

A document can be classified as having a legal effect (or legally binding) if it contains an agreement between 2 (or more) parties.

The kind of object(s) being agreed upon by the parties is, relatively speaking, left to each party’s judgment. However, it can be accepted and considered legally binding if the agreement between the parties is done freely (none of the parties being pressured to agree, internally and/or externally) and the agreement was done with good intentions (no fraudulent behavior).

There are no legal requirements that a legal document must be drafted/produced by a licensed legal professional.

Usually, the most optimal is for the person with interest to decide for themselves which contract best suits their needs and to decide what information to provide on the various inquiries while preparing their document. A licensed legal professional can later check this information (or document should they prepare it themselves) for clarity (or later be authorized, signed, and sealed, should it take the form of a deed).

If the legal document takes the form of a deed, it should be taken to a Public Notary.

Joint liability is a form of liability designation where all liable parties are equally and personally liable for the obligations of judgment, loan, debt, or any other kind of liabilities. It means that should one party become unable to pay their portion of the obligation. The other liable party is responsible for that portion and their own portion.

Conversely, severally liable means that each party involved is only responsible for their respective portion of the obligation.

In joint and several liabilities, an obligation may be pursued against any one party as if they were jointly liable. It becomes the defendants’ responsibility to sort out their respective proportions of liability and payment.

In legal documents, especially ones containing agreements, there would be many mentions that the parties would obey ‘the governing law’ should a dispute happen.

This phrase, in particular, would translate that the legal document is governed by the existing law where the parties’ actions are performed. For example, if the agreement were made in Indonesia, then it would be governed by the existing laws in Indonesia.

Most documents and contracts do NOT require a witness to be legally valid. However, some documents, such as a Will or a deed, can have regulated requirements related to witnesses.

Additionally, some institutions may also have their policies about signing requirements and may refuse to accept documents that are not notarized regardless of their legal sufficiency.

Generally speaking, parties allowed to be the witnesses of a legal document should have no financial or other interest in the content of the legal document, meaning that a neutral third party would be the best choice.

A neutral third party means that they have no interest and do not benefit from the content of the legal document. 

The ‘best’ way is rather abstract, relying entirely on the parties’ preferences. However, strictly speaking for Indonesia, generally, when a dispute happens, then it would be proposed for a mediation to be held first.

The purpose of mediation is to find out the opposing party’s views to achieve the possibility of joint dispute resolution and seek the best solution that is acceptable to both parties. The party who helps mediate a dispute is the mediator.

If mediation has been held, but the parties have yet to reach an agreement closure, then the dispute continues to the court.

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