legal documents

[spanner7853]

Does anyone know why legal documents going to court are tied in red ribbon?

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[Whickerman]

...to stop the bundle falling apart?

[spanner7853]

very funny whickerman. Im serious. I was going through the stationary order book and they had red legal tape. Obviously where they get the saying red tape but why this colour?

[shazzzz]

maybe its because its the solictors birthday happy birthday spanner

[Barmaid]

I have no idea about the reason for the colour, but a brief tied up in pink string by a solicitor is to indicate that it is ready for court to the barrister. Its also very handy when you have a massive pile of papers to be able to search through them quickly without the papers going everywhere. Barristers also never take a briefcase to court so the briefs have to be tied so that they can easily be carried.

[blondegirly]

defence briefs have red (pink) tape, prosecutiuon have white tape on their briefs. an old tradition as far as I know