iura novit curia
... that where the legal maxim of iura novit curia applies, the parties to a legal dispute do not need to plead or prove the law that applies to their case?
... that where the <a href="./Legal_maxim" id="mwEH8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Legal maxim">legal maxim</a> of <i id="mwEIA"><b id="mwEIE"><a href="./Iura_novit_curia" id="mwEII" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Iura novit curia">iura novit curia</a></b></i> applies, the parties to a legal dispute do not need to <a href="./Pleading" id="mwEIM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pleading">plead</a> or prove the law that applies to their case?