[blml] concession

[Ed Reppert]

On Jan 10, 2008, at 4:02 PM, Sven Pran wrote:

> When declarer makes a claim and/or a concession that is final

Is it?

2007 Law 68D: "After any claim or concession, play ceases (but see  
Law 70D3). If the claim or concession is agreed, Law 69
applies; if it is doubted by any player (dummy included), the  
Director must be summoned immediately and Law 70 applies."

This does not say that dummy can only dispute a claim or concession  
by declarer, or that a defender cannot dispute a claim or concession  
by his partner. So I wonder, firstly, what the difference is between  
this "dispute" and the "objection" in Law 68B. Secondly, if the  
intent was to limit this "disputing" to players of the other side,  
why doesn't the law say so?

Law 70D3 strikes me as saying "if there is a claim or concession, you  
better damn sure not allow play to continue, because if it does, and  
you screw up, you lose". I don't have a problem with the law saying  
that, particularly if it's addressed to the claiming or conceding  
side, but the law doesn't preclude the claiming/conceding side from  
getting *more* tricks if their opponents screw the pooch.

The more I think about it, the more I think the laws on claims need a  
complete overall, not just the touch-up they got. :-(