Draw me a contract
Pravo.ru, a Russian publication, speaks about what Comic Contracts are all about and who thought of the idea. READ MORE
How contracts drawn up as comic strips are being put to use in South Africa
Comic contracts were developed by attorney Robert de Rooy in South Africa, with the world’s first comic contract being his employment contract for fruit pickers on farms in the Western Cape province, produced in 2016. READ MORE
Comic Contracts for Sustainable Agriculture in South Africa (SIZA)
In partnership with the Wine and and Agricultural Ethical Trading Association (WIETA), SIZA introduced Comic Contracts into various workforces. READ MORE
When a picture really is 1000 words – the “comic contract” movement
In an age when the most popular form of communication is limited to 280 characters, it is unsurprising that the public’s tolerance for dense, overly complex legal contracts is in decline. It now appears that the process of simplification that began with the “plain English drafting” ethos is about to take the next step, with the rise of the visual narrative contract, or “comic contract.” READ MORE
‘Comic’ employment contracts won’t save the day… yet
So-called ‘comic’ employment contracts replacing dense legalese with images have been coolly received by both the peak employer and employee bodies, each expressing a preference for the power of words when it comes to interpretation and enforcement. READ MORE
RGPD: The legal design at the heart of the protection of personal data in Europe
Comic Contracts have even made their way to Quebec, Canada! The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation has spread to Quebec’s regulation too, and has led to the rise of legal design innovations. READ MORE