Primary Rules of Statutory Interpretation

What are the Primary Rules of Statutory Interpretation?

Heydon's Case

What are the 4 questions to ask when using the mischief rule?

What are the 4 aims of the Judge's interpretation?

Gorris v Scott

Leadbetter v Hutcheson

What was the situation regarding the Mischief rule in the 16th century?

When did Parliament become supreme?

What happened when Parliament became supreme?

Why did the literal rule get introduced?

What is the literal rule?

Ayrshire Employers Mutual Insurance v IRC

R v Harris

Fisher v Bell

Keane v Gallacher

5 advantages of the mischief rule

4 disadvantages to the literal rule

Why was the Golden rule introduced?

K v Craig

What is an absurdity?

What is the Golden Rule?

Stock v Frank Jones (Tipton) Ltd

River Wear Commissioners v Adamson

What is the purposive approach?

European Communities Act s(3)

Pepper v Hart

What is the current status of law?