Much of what Betfair does must remain secret, however this stuff is a matter of public record so I can share a little with you - couple of excerpts that put a smile on my face:
JUDGE: You will explain to us how you find a matching bet?
OUR QC: I will, yes. That brings me to the little demonstration, your Honours. Your Honours ought have a bundle of material which is entitled “Demonstration of Online Betting”.
JUDGE: How much of this is on the CD?
OUR QC: This is all on the CD, your Honour. On the CD it is - - -
JUDGE: We had a Playstation shown to us in Sony and it was very exciting. Why did you not try that?
OUR QC: This is more fun.
JUDGE: It is one of the most exciting things that has happened in my time here.
…let’s talk about the Internet.
JUDGE: I do not think I have ever seen in my 12 years here longer written submissions.
OUR QC: I do not know whether to take that as a compliment or not, your Honour.
JUDGE: Take it as you will. I mean, the danger of very, very long submissions is that the detail swamps the appreciation of the structure and essence of the point which the whole point of oral advocacy ought to be to try and refine and press upon our minds in the brief time that is available.
OUR QC: Yes, I know all that and that is the way I hope to use the oral advocacy, your Honour.
JUDGE: It is just a response to your threat that you are going to be very long in some of your oral submissions.
…you should see the average system requirements spec.
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