Laws of Bridge

Topics covered in this pamphlet include:

• Law 7 - Control of boards and cards
• Law 8 - Sequence of rounds
• Law 9 - Procedure following an irregularity
• Laws 10 and 11 - Rectification
• Law 12 - Director's discretionary powers
• Law 13 - Incorrect number of cards
• Law 14 - Missing card
• Law 15 - Wrong board or hand
• Law 16 - Unauthorised information
• Law 20 - Review and explanation of calls
• Law 21 - Call based on misinformation
• Law 23 - Comparable call
• Law 24 - Card exposed of led prior to play
• Law 25 - Legal and illegal changes of call
• Law 26 - Call withdrawn, lead restrictions
• Law 27 - Insufficient bid
• Laws 29 to 32 - Calls out of rotation
• Law 40 - Partnership understandings
• Law 45 - Card played
• Law 50 - Disposition of penalty card
• Laws 53 to 56 - Leads out of turn
• Law 57 - Premature lead or play
• Laws 61 to 64 - Revokes
• Laws 65 and 66 - Arrangement and inspection of tricks
• Law 67 - Defective trick
• laws 68 to 70 - Claim or concession of tricks