Complex law makes adjudication reward legal skill over just causes

Evidence

The same bad effects, though in a less degree, result from the law’s complexity. Besides which, complex law tends to make the administration of justice a game in which knowledge and skill are more important for obtaining victory than a just cause. — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 4254

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Fault-based divorce law produced collusive perjury in court — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 1151