[blml] De Wael School (was ...poll) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Nigel Guthrie:

>>[F] When there is evidence that partner has forgotten an
>>agreement (for example by alerting or not alerting) then
>>you may argue that it is sometimes excusable to misinform
>>opponents about your agreement to avoid giving useful
>>unauthorised information to partner (I hope I'm not
>>misrepresenting your position, Herman).

Herman De Wael:

>You are not. Last night, my partner did not alert my 2C,
>which was check-back. He subsequently bid 2H (my suit)
>which, by system, shows a minimum hand. I did not alert,
>because I knew that:
>
>a) he had not intended any indication as to strength (in
>fact he was maximum)
>
>b) I was not going to give him UI.
>
>Of course I bid as if he was minimum (and he still
>transformed 2NT to 4H) and told the opponents before the
>lead. But they were never misinformed as to his holdings -
>so why should I give him UI and opponents MI at the same
>time?

Law 75D2:

"A player whose partner has given a mistaken explanation
may not correct the error before the final pass, nor may he
**indicate in any manner** that a mistake has been made..."

Law 75C:

"...a player shall disclose all special information
conveyed to him through partnership agreement..."

Richard Hills:

There is an inconsistency between Law 75D2 and Law 75C.
The De Wael School assumes that Law 75D2 prevails in the
event of any clash between the two; but most of the rest of
the world's directors assume that Law 75C prevails.

But Herman is idiosyncratically defining misinformation to
suit his purposes of justifying his School.  As is made
clear in the footnote to Law 75, misinformation is giving
an incorrect explanation of the partnership agreement.  The
opponents "have no claim to an accurate description" of the
cards held by Herman's partner.

Ergo, Herman's actual choice did create MI and was a (what
Herman thought was a justifiable) infraction of Law 75C.


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch, DIAC
02 6225 6285

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