“Now you say lobster and, well, we know that’s Homarus….”

“You’re not … surely you’re not…”

“Oh yes, Mary. We’re going to need to know the import split between gammarus and americanus and I’ll need those figures by noon.”

“For the submission?”

“For Annex 2, Mary, Annex 2.”

*Mary faints*

I would have very unhappy clients if I did that all the time! They generally want to know quite early on which direction things could go depending on the variables, and then how to influence the variables (if they can). So it’s an interesting framework, but perhaps not completely useful for lawyers.

I think if somebody dangled a toffee from a stick at the stern of the boat you would row and row trying to reach it. The important thing is line of sight.