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In which the curmudgeonly old sod puts the world to rights.

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In a desperate attempt to stop salespeople going, hey legal eagles, can you read this email for me, and to counterpoint lackadaisical credit officers saying, “the question of whether we have credit risk to that bank account is a legal question which I can’t opine”^[1]

↑ Real-life quote, by the way, from a managing director in a global investment bank, to which the retort was, “pal, if you are really saying you don’t know that, you need to get your coat”

[1] Real-life quote, by the way, from a managing director in a global investment bank, to which the retort was, “pal, if you are really saying you don’t know that, you need to get your coat”

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