In litigation, I have used the Mission Statements of organizations and agencies as one of the bases of the complaint causes of action. I can tell you the agency representatives get rather snarky about being expected to adhere to those statements. They say those Mission Statements are not binding. Of course, then I ask, how is that the case, and why aren't they And I ask them to provide law, admin regs, etc. to show that they are exempt from those Mission Statements.
They act like I am a naive fool to expect the Mission Statements to mean something.
I point out its their Mission Statement, it's on their website, it's everywhere and in their press releases, so why should my clients not rely upon it.
And then I may add, if it has no meaning, no binding power, then what is the purpose of their agency, then?
In litigation, I have used the Mission Statements of organizations and agencies as one of the bases of the complaint causes of action. I can tell you the agency representatives get rather snarky about being expected to adhere to those statements. They say those Mission Statements are not binding. Of course, then I ask, how is that the case, and why aren't they And I ask them to provide law, admin regs, etc. to show that they are exempt from those Mission Statements.
They act like I am a naive fool to expect the Mission Statements to mean something.
I point out its their Mission Statement, it's on their website, it's everywhere and in their press releases, so why should my clients not rely upon it.
And then I may add, if it has no meaning, no binding power, then what is the purpose of their agency, then?
Fun times.