The EBU - Laws & Ethics Committee

The Laws and Ethics Committee is the national authority for the game of Duplicate Contract Bridge within England. It has three principal functions. It is the final appeal body for appeals arising under the Laws of the game, although such appeals are only entertained if matters of principle (as opposed to bridge judgement) are involved, and so are relatively rare. It also decides whether to refer complaints to the EBU disciplinary panel and if so acts as the "prosecuting" authority in these cases.

The primary function of the Laws and Ethics Committee with which most members are familiar is the publication of the Orange Book, which contains regulations for the conventions and agreements permitted in different classes of competition, and also various other directives which supplement the Laws of the game. The Orange Book can be downloaded from this website. Amendments are made on an annual basis, taking effect on August 1 each year. Click here to go to the latest version.