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Created page with "{{a|work|}}A worked example of the buttocractic oath from those in private practice. Usually uttered in a legal opinion — you will find them buried on a footnote on page 236 of the third schedule to a netting opinion — this is a fee-earning lawyer’s way of saying what she is obliged to say to achieve a commonsense outcome, where the law she is opining on plainly says something else. {{quote| I have fees to earn and so, even though this is patent..."
 
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I have fees to earn and so, even though this is patent nonsense, I will say it anyway, couched around in mealy language not of doubt, but the lack of complete ''freedom'' from doubt in a way that gives my professional indemnity insurers and me [[plausible deniability]] should anyone ever take the point.
I have fees to earn and so, even though this is patent nonsense, I will say it anyway, couched around in mealy language not of doubt, but the lack of complete ''freedom'' from doubt in a way that gives my professional indemnity insurers and me [[plausible deniability]] should anyone ever take the point.}}


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A worked example of the buttocractic oath from those in private practice.

Usually uttered in a legal opinion — you will find them buried on a footnote on page 236 of the third schedule to a netting opinion — this is a fee-earning lawyer’s way of saying what she is obliged to say to achieve a commonsense outcome, where the law she is opining on plainly says something else.

I have fees to earn and so, even though this is patent nonsense, I will say it anyway, couched around in mealy language not of doubt, but the lack of complete freedom from doubt in a way that gives my professional indemnity insurers and me plausible deniability should anyone ever take the point.

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