Why is the law so complicated?

I suspect that what has happened to make the law so complicated is that more and more laws, rules, regulations, etc. (referred to in this article as “laws”) have been, and continue to be, added daily by every government entity, as it is easier to create new laws than to thoroughly examine or repeal existing laws. This is much like the process of presidential candidates promising during the election campaign that, if elected, they will eliminate or consolidate government departments and cabinet positions. This rarely happens because of the enormity of the task, power struggles between various departments, and because the federal government is not good at laying off staff (or balancing budgets).

The serious downside to our layered system of laws is that it is nearly impossible for the average person and small business owner to navigate the legal process. It’s also a problem for large companies, but they have the resources to seek help.

I am constantly amazed to read about laws that I have never heard of, and I learn about these laws by reading various legal publications or hearing about them at legal seminars. I recently read about a class action lawsuit that was filed against an amusement park because when credit cards were used to purchase tickets, the expiration date was also printed. This apparently violated some law. The end result of the class action lawsuit was that the amusement park was required to give free tickets to past customers, and also to the community, if enough past customers did not take advantage of the free ticket offer. The only ones who received money from the lawsuit were the lawyers. The attorneys were performing a public service by protecting the privacy of amusement park patrons, but one wonders if all amusement park operators are aware of this law, and if not, are they required to have their attorneys review the law? law in search of this type of law? ? The answer is yes, they are so necessary.

The law has become so complex that even a small matter, such as a buyer discovering a defect in a home they purchased, faces some complex laws. Researching remedies for a customer in a similar situation recently, these were the issues we found:

State law exempts an estate (the house was sold by an estate) from liability in the sale of real estate unless the trustee/executor knew about the condition.

If the buyer complains about a problem, the sales agreement requires mediation, rather than a court hearing. The mediator has to be paid by each party involved.

The buyer had an inspector inspect the property. If the buyer feels that the inspector did not do a good job, the inspector’s agreement requires that the matter be arbitrated first, and the buyer cannot take the matter to court, at least initially.

Because we weren’t sure if the buyer could prove that the seller knew about the defect, or if the inspector should have told them about the leak, meaning every part would be pointed the finger, and because we couldn’t start a claim even in small claims court, where it probably would have been resolved quickly, we advised clients to bear the expense of fixing the problem, which was not a big deal and certainly much less expensive than paying for a mediator, arbitrator, or attorney .

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