I don't know quite how I used that. I'd have to look at the exact wording. Basically, if it's a gift, what you have to do is see whether it could be seen to have been given to influence you. You stand back and ask, “What would a reasonable man on the Clapham omnibus think?”, as they say in legalese. You try to stand back and take an objective reading of something.
On January 10th, 2018. See this statement in context.