Dr Ian Plummer

http://www.oxfordcroquet.com/laws/6th/24.asp
Oxford Croquet

24. COMPOUND ERRORS

1. GENERAL
   Subject to Law 24(b), if the striker commits:
1. more than one error in the same stroke, it is deemed that only the first of the applicable laws in Laws 25 to 28 applies; or
2. one or more errors before the limit of claims of an earlier error, only the law applicable to the earlier error applies
2. ERROR DISCOVERED AFTER THE LIMIT OF CLAIMS
   An error which is discovered after its limit of claims shall not be considered a component of a compound error.