This reminds me of the Legal Maxims where a Court presumes to have your consent and jurisdiction unless you rebut it..
Legal Maxim: "He who fails to assert his rights has none"… so what if you don't understand legalese / colorable language or know your rights?
The following are Maritime Admiralty / commercial law concepts – you may find them interesting to compare with Equity:
The Presumption of the Court.
Canon 3228
A Roman Court does not operate according to any true rule of law, but by presumptions of the law.
Therefore, if presumptions presented by the private Bar Guild are not rebutted they become fact and are therefore said to stand true.
There are twelve (12) key presumptions asserted by the private Bar Guilds which if unchallenged stand true being Public Record, Public Service, Public Oath, Immunity, Summons, Custody, Court of Guardians, Court of Trustees, Government as Executor/Beneficiary, Executor De Son Tort, Incompetence, and Guilt:
(v) The Presumption of Summons is that by custom a summons unrebutted stands and therefore one who attends Court is presumed to accept a position (defendant, juror, witness) and jurisdiction of the court. Attendance to court is usually invitation by summons. Unless the summons is rejected and returned, with a copy of the rejection filed prior to choosing to visit or attend, jurisdiction and position as the accused and the existence of "guilt" stands; and