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0 pointsgdsdfe3y ago0 comments

Because you can sue a lawyer for misrepresentation but you can't sue someone for giving their advice

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Yep. Since I'm not a lawyer it probably wasn't necessary to include the "not legal advice" bit, but I'm just trying to be clear.

wrs3y ago

It’s illegal for a non-lawyer to claim to be giving legal advice, so it’s traditional to be clear that you aren’t doing that. (Of course, I’m not claiming to give you legal advice on this.)

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0 pointsgdsdfe3y ago0 comments

Because you can sue a lawyer for misrepresentation but you can't sue someone for giving their advice

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cmatthias3y ago

Yep. Since I'm not a lawyer it probably wasn't necessary to include the "not legal advice" bit, but I'm just trying to be clear.

wrs3y ago

It’s illegal for a non-lawyer to claim to be giving legal advice, so it’s traditional to be clear that you aren’t doing that. (Of course, I’m not claiming to give you legal advice on this.)

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