Re: Law 75 "carefully avoid taking any advantage"

Perhaps the 2027 Law 75A could include a cross-reference to the "...aids to his memory..." Law 40B2(d)?

Best wishes,

Richard Hills

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> On 20 Jan 2018, at 1:21 PM, Richard Hills <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> You and your partner play very old-fashioned methods. When pard opens a strong 1NT, you respond with a natural signoff of 2D. Now partner rebids 2NT, promising maximum values with good diamond support. So far, so good.
> 
> Alas, pard alerts and explains 2D as a different very old-fashioned method: game-forcing Stayman. You now remember that your partnership has agreed to use the very old-fashioned Double-Barrelled Stayman convention (a 2C response would have been game-invitational Stayman).
> 
> The 2017 Law 75 requires you to "carefully taking any advantage". Is conducting the remainder of the auction in accordance with your actual partnership understanding sufficiently careful? In my opinion, no. The above debacle was the (now deleted) indicative example of the 2007 Law 75, and in 2007 you were specifically required to continue the auction in accordance with your non-existent fantasy methods.
> 
> In my opinion this point could be usefully clarified in the forthcoming official Commentary.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Richard Hills
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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