Sedley’s Laws of Documents

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gptkbp:instanceOf legal humor
gptkbp:author gptkb:Sir_Stephen_Sedley
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:genre legal satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sedley’s Laws of Documents
gptkbp:introducedIn 1999
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:law5 At least 10% of the documents shall appear more than once in the bundle.
gptkbp:law6 As many photocopies as practicable shall be illegible, truncated or cropped.
gptkbp:law7 Significant passages shall be marked in obscure colours and a different colour shall be used for each reader.
gptkbp:lawReview Every document shall carry at least three numbers in different places.
Any important documents shall be omitted.
Documents may be assembled in any order, provided it is not chronological, numerical or alphabetical.
No two copies of any bundle shall have the same pagination.
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 6
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Times_(London)
gptkbp:subject gptkb:lawyer
legal documents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Stephen_Sedley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6