Simplicity is favorable to the laws, and too much subtlety in law is to be rejected.

Explanation

Legal proceedings should be simple and direct — complexity for its own sake obscures justice and serves only those who profit from confusion.

Where this applies

• Legal proceedings become so complex that ordinary people cannot navigate them.
• A court system requires so many filings and forms that access to justice is effectively denied.

See also

• 1.5.23 Extremities or subtleties of law are not law.
• 1.5.27 The law does not concern itself with trifles.