Laws and Ethics

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Laws and Ethics News

29 Nov 2018 | Clubs | Internationals

Board and Standing Committee nominees announced

The EBU AGM took place on 28th November. The following people were elected/re-elected to the EBU Board and Standing Committees:

The Board
There were five nominees for four positions. The votes received were as follows:-
Elected for a three year term of office expiring in 2021: Jerry Cope - 59 votes; Ron Millet - 56; Anthony Golding - 47
Elected for a two year term of office expiring in 2020: Graham Smith - 45
Not elected: Barry Capal - 26

Bev Godfrey has stood down from her role as an appointed member of the Board and we thank her for her service.

The Selection Committee
There were three nominees for two positions. The votes received were as follows:-
Elected: Mike Bell - 51 votes; David Burn - 45
Not elected: Peter Hasenson - 23

The Laws & Ethics Committee
There were two nominees for two positions, therefore no election was needed. Both will join the committee for a three year term.
Sarah Bell
Alan Wilson

To see the current members of the Board and Standing Committees, click 'read more'.

31 Jul 2018 | Clubs

White Book for 2018 now available; Blue book unchanged

The updated White Book for 2018 is now available - 2018 White Book.

A list of changes made to the 2017 version is available here.

The significant change for TDs and players is the increase in procedural and disciplinary penalties - 25% top/6IMP/1VP and 50% top/12 IMP/2 VP (though of course, for players, this only affects them if they fail to follow procedure or behave badly!). Other changes relate to the new laws of bridge from 2017, updates made by the EBU, and changing interpretations by the Laws & Ethics Committee.

The Blue Book is unchanged in 2018 - the 2017 remains the correct book to use.

12 Feb 2018

Success for EBU TD, Nicole Cook

At the European Bridge League's Tournament Directors workshop in Cyprus this weekend, Nicole Cook achieved an A grade. This entitles her to attend next year’s EBL Main TD course. Well done, Nicole.

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