[blml] When too late

[Eric Landau]

At 03:17 PM 1/5/07, Sven wrote:

>I have never understood this thread to be a dispute on a contestant's 
>right
>to request a ruling by the Director and do indeed hope that I haven't 
>given
>that impression?
>
>My intention has all the time been to focus on the problem for TD in 
>giving
>a ruling on UI when the reason for UI has not been established and then
>eventually an allegation of a Law 16A2 violation is presented. That 
>was also
>how I understood the kernel of the original question that started this
>thread.
>
>When requested to make a ruling on opponents' alleged violation of Law 
>16A2
>but where the complaining side has failed to secure their case by
>establishing agreement of BIT (or whatever action may have created UI) 
>and I
>find it impossible to establish facts of UI, I invariably dismiss the
>complaint unless they can show reasonable cause for not securing 
>evidence in
>time (as specified in Laws 16A1 and 16A2 footnote). I honestly believe 
>that
>this is the only possible way a serious director can rule.

That is just fine, and entirely proper, and Sven should keep doing 
it.  But Sven doesn't work in the ACBL.

What do you do when the opponents' indisputable "reasonable cause for 
not securing evidence in time" is that their Zonal organization has 
explicitly forbidden them from doing so?


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