Statutory Interpretation
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| HRMC | Involved in cases against McVities and M&S
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| Bassett | Voyeurism case
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| Cheeseman | Case where 'passengers' had to be interpreted
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| Literal rule | Give words their 'ordinary' meaning
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| Golden rule | Used where a word has 2 meanings or to avoid a 'repugnant' outcome
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| Mischief rule | Rule used in Smith v Hughes
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| Whiteley v Chappell | Voting 'fraud' was lawful
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| LNER v Berriman | Literal rule gave an unjust outcome to widow
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| Purposive | Approach favoured by Lord Denning and in European law
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| Adler v George | Golden rule used to interpret 'vicinity'
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| Re Sigsworth | Golden rule used to avoid a repugnant outcome
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| Professor Zander | Described the golden rule as 'a feeble parachute'
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| Lord Esher | Said that the literal rule should be used 'even where it leads to a manifest absurdity'
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| Heydon's case | Case from 1584 that established the mischief rule
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| RCN v DHSS | Case where the purposive approach was used to interpret 'medical practitioner'
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| Interpretation Act 1978 | Statute that helps with interpretation
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| DPP v Chivers | Case where the Interpretation Act 1978 was used
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| Pepper v Hart | Case that allowed Hansard's use as an extrinsic aid
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| Laroche v Spirit of Adventure | Case where 3 extrinsic aids were used to interpret 'aircraft'
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| Jones v Wrotham Park | Restated the mischief rule
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