It’s amazing how many people in so many different levels of business are ignorant of the law. I’ve had several cases in the past few months where people have stated what they claim to be a fact, only for me to do a tiny bit of research and prove them entirely wrong. Maybe it’s because I’m a pedant, or just like to be right – who knows?!
My favourite has to be a guy in a finance company who quoted a piece of “law” he knew, and directed me to a case with a judgment that supported what he claimed. Unfortunately, if you read the first three lines of the judgment you could see his point – except that the whole supporting 84 page document put it in to an entirely different context, and actually proved the exact opposite of what he was saying.
Keeping it short, just don’t always believe what people tell you – and if they tell you it’s the law, put it to the test – you might be pleasantly surprised.
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