Sean Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Francesco... as I've said on this list before, "IANAL" is not a > sufficient disclaimer. Nor is saying "this is not legal advice." > There are laws, criminal laws, against the providing of legal advice > by those who not certified by the Bar Association within the > jurisdiction the advice is given in. There is no exception provided > by adding disclaimers, there is only the question of whether or not > legal advice was given.
There are also conventions in normal discourse, and "IANAL", expanded to "I am not a lawyer", is commonly understood to be shorthand for "... and therefore am not qualified to give legal advice; if you want legal advice, ask a lawyer, which I, as previously explained, am not". If the choice is between continuing to discuss without that acronym spelled out in full every message, or eliding it as understood, I far prefer the latter. -- \ "Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands | `\ it." -- Albert Einstein | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]