Questions about the changes in the Laws? In the list below, each Law is broken down individually. Each document contains the 2007 language of the law and the 2017 version with the noted changes. Below the Laws on this page are documents that discuss the changes in more detail.
The Complete 2017 Laws of Duplicate Bridge can be found here.
Hate reading? Check out the ACBL video series that covers the major changes.
- Definitions
- Index
Law 1 — The Pack
Law 2 — The Duplicate Boards
Law 3 — Arrangement of Tables
Law 4 — Partnerships
Law 5 — Assignment of Seats
Law 6 — The Shuffle and Deal
Law 7 — Control of Boards and Cards
Law 8 — Sequence of Rounds
Law 9 — Procedure Following an Irregularity
Law 10 — Assessment of Rectification
Law 11 — Forfeiture of the Right to Rectification
Law 12 — Director’s Discretionary Powers
Law 13 — Incorrect Number of Cards
Law 14 — Missing Card
Law 15 — Play of a Wrong Board
Law 16 — Authorized and Unauthorized Information
Law 17 — The Auction Period
Law 18 — Bids
Law 19 — Doubles and Redoubles
Law 20 — Review and Explanation of Calls
Law 21 — Call Based on Misinformation
Law 22 — Procedure After the Bidding Has Ended
Law 23 — Comparable Call
Law 24 — Cards Exposed or Led Prior to Play Period
Law 25 — Legal and Illegal Changes of Call
Law 26 — Call Withdrawn, Lead Restrictions
Law 27 — Insufficient Bid
Law 28 — Calls Considered to be in Rotation
Law 29 — Procedure After Call Out of Rotation
Law 30 — Pass Out of Rotation
Law 31 — Bid Out of Rotation
Law 32 — Double or Redouble Out of Rotation
Law 33 — Simultaneous Calls
Law 34 — Retention of Right To Call
Law 35 — Inadmissible Calls
Law 36 — Inadmissible Doubles and Redoubles.
Law 37 — Action Violating Obligation to Pass
Law 38 — Bid of More Than Seven
Law 39 — Call After the Final Pass
Law 40 — Partnership Understandings
Law 41 — Commencement of Play
Law 42 — Dummy’s Rights
Law 43 — Dummy’s Limitations
Law 44 — Sequence and Procedure of Play
Law 45 — Card Played
Law 46 — Incomplete or Erroneous Call of a Card From Dummy
Law 47 — Retraction of Card Played
Law 48 — Exposure of Declarer’s Cards
Law 49 — Exposure of Defender’s Cards
Law 50 — Disposition of a Penalty Card
Law 51 — Two or More Penalty Cards
Law 52 — Failure to Lead or Play a Penalty Card
Law 53 — Lead Out of Turn Accepted
Law 54 — Faced Opening Lead Out of Turn
Law 55 — Declarer’s Lead Out of Turn
Law 56 — Defender’s Lead Out of Turn
Law 57 — Premature Lead or Play
Law 58 — Simultaneous Leads or Plays
Law 59 — Inability to Lead or Play as Required
Law 60 — Play After an Illegal Play
Law 61 — Failure to Follow Suit – Inquires Concerning a Revoke
Law 62 — Correction of a Revoke
Law 63 — Establishment of a Revoke
Law 64 — Procedure After the Establishment of a Revoke
Law 65 —Law 65 – Arrangement of Tricks
Law 66 — Inspection of Tricks
Law 67 — Defective Trick
Law 68 — Claim or Concession of Tricks
Law 69 — Agreed Clam or Concession
Law 70 — Contested Claim or Concession
Law 71 — Concession Cancelled
Law 72 — General Principles
Law 73 — Communication
Law 74 — Conduct and Etiquette
Law 75 — Mistaken Explanation or Mistaken Call
Law 76 — Spectators
Law 77 — Duplicate Bridge Scoring Table
Law 78 — Methods of Scoring and Conditions of Contest
Law 79 — Tricks Won
Law 80 — Regulation and Organization
Law 81 — The Director
Law 82 — Rectification of Errors of Procedure
Law 83 — Notification of the Right to Appeal
Law 84 — Rulings on Agreed Facts
Law 85 — Rulings on Disputed Facts
Law 86 — In Team Play or Similar
Law 87 — Fouled Board
Law 88 — Award of Indemnity Points
Law 89 — Rectification in Individual Events
Law 90 — Procedural Penalties
Law 91 — Penalize or Suspend
Law 92 — Right to Appeal
Law 93 — Procedures of Appeal- 2017 Laws – A Little More Detail – Peach and Kelso
- Commentary on the 2017 Laws – Kooijman
- Ruling the Game – 2017 Laws
- Comparable Call Guidelines – Matt Smith – December 2017
- EBU Information on 2017 Laws
- WBF Information on 2017 Laws