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Use a lawyer like a condom
“For refund, insert baby.”
– Graffiti on condom vending machine
The best use of a lawyer is prophylactically, i.e. before you need them. If you are picking up the phone to one to sort out a problem, you are probably too late.
When you feel aggrieved or wronged by another party, it’s tempting to come over all litigious. But heed the ancient Chinese maxim, ‘When seeking revenge, dig two graves.’
The problem has already happened. While the rush to litigate might assuage your wounded sense of pride, chances are you’ll just dig yourself into a bigger hole.
I knew of a software company who felt Microsoft had infringed one of their trademarks. In a David against Goliath display of business bravado, they took on the ...
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