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{{a|negotiation|{{image|Casanova|png|Casanova yesterday. Just, ah, sign here, baby.}}}}Also known as [[Casanova’s advice]] or the [[credit officer’s refrain]], “[[If in doubt, stick it in]]” — a | {{a|negotiation|{{image|Casanova|png|Casanova yesterday. Just, ah, sign here, baby.}}}}Also known as [[Casanova’s advice]] or the [[credit officer’s refrain]], “[[If in doubt, stick it in]]” — a chubby finger-post to the nearest [[negotiation oubliette]] — is an admonition that rings daily around the cloistered spaces of every institution but is only offered, in these pages, with a generous helping of irony. | ||
“Well, it can’t hurt to ask.” | “Well, it can’t hurt to ask.” | ||
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A [[credit officer]] murmurs, distractedly, “well [[I'm not going to die in a ditch about it]], but at least ''let’s give it a try''.” <br> | A [[credit officer]] murmurs, distractedly, “well [[I'm not going to die in a ditch about it]], but at least ''let’s give it a try''.” <br> | ||
“Give what a try?” <br> | “Give what a try?” <br> | ||
“Well, say we exclude | “Well, say we exclude out liability except for loss arising from our [[gross negligence]]?” <br> | ||
“'[[Gross negligence|'' | “'[[Gross negligence|''Gross'' negligence]]? But surely no sensible client will accept that?” you say.<ref>Conventional wisdom has it that US counterparties ''will'' unblinkingly accept [[gross negligence]] standard. Which makes you wonder about conventional wisdom in [[US attorney|America]]. But anyway.</ref><br> | ||
The risk officer shrugs. “Perhaps so. But why don’t we [[give it a try]]?” | The risk officer shrugs. “Perhaps so. But why don’t we [[give it a try]]?” | ||