There is a photo of a letter opener of a very specific shape, like a gavel in the hand of a judge, ready to cut the seal of a very important envelope. It is quite a powerful image of determination and commanding inspection. Although the gavel of a courtroom presents a final decision, the primary essential act, which is information access, is carried out in this desktop version. It symbolises the lawyer and his responsibilities to cut through the fog, institutionally commence proceedings and gain control of the documents which lay out a case. This symbolic, though working, device is a sort of reflexion of the change in passive receipt to an active managerial item that transforms closed correspondence into actionable constituents of advocacy.