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{{a|maxim| | {{a|maxim|{{image|Terry|jpg|A chef being hanged for a kipper, yesterday.}}}}{{d|Terry’s law|/ˈtɛriz/ /lɔː/|n|}}What you see is all there is. In the modernist machine, everything you say can, and will, be held against you; everything you don’t necessarily cannot. | ||
(''Named after Terry the chef in Fawlty Towers, for his expression “[[what the eye don’t see the chef gets away with]]”''). | |||
A vital part of pragmatic jurisprudence, neatly captured by the JC’s homely, home-made {{tag|Latin}} {{t|maxim}}: “''[[quod oculo non videt coquus non est culpandum]]''”: what the eye don’t see, the chef gets away with. | |||
===Representations you can never know are false until it is too late=== | ===Representations you can never know are false until it is too late=== | ||
[[Covenant]]s, [[representations]] or [[warranties]] by which you expect counterparties to promptly advise you of ''their'' [[breach of contract]] to ''you''. | [[Covenant]]s, [[representations]] or [[warranties]] by which you expect counterparties to promptly advise you of ''their'' [[breach of contract]] to ''you''. | ||