I have occasionally compared "plain English" versions of provisions with the original "unnecessary legalese verbiage". I have never found them to have exactly the same meaning. I am currently dealing with a problem that arose in a conveyancing matter and getting any answer to what the legal position is is greatly hampered by the "simplified" conveyancing protocols leaving it largely unclear whether something someone said is (a) of no legal relevance (b) a misrepresentation (in law) (c) if a misrepresentation still actionable (d) a contract term (e) if a contract term no longer actionable as a result of (i) the doctrine of merger or (ii) a contract term.