The clerk advised him that a messenger had just arrived with a package for him.

It states that clerks should only advise on points of law and all advice should be given in open court in front of all present.

"Call them collect," advised the clerk.

Knowing such preferences, clerks also advised forgetful husbands on last-minute gifts.

The magistrates decide on the facts at issue; the clerk advises them on the law relating to the case.

The clerk advises him that he will pass on a copy of Mr. Rosen's letter to the judge.

The clerk to the magistrates advises lay magistrates on points of law, practice and evidence.

"The rate for the suite is four hundred and fifty dollars a night, Mr. Bennett," the clerk advised, consulting the registration forms officiously.

She was asked to hold and, after much background mumbling, the clerk advised her that the form she had submitted had regrettably been overlooked.

"Those shoes are excluded from the sale," a fashionably-dressed clerk advises.