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lincroft1710 wrote: »Not always
Well, if it says 'black' a court isn't going to rule that Parliament actually meant 'white'...0 -
Miss_Samantha wrote: »Statute law is interpreted based on its drafting.
I can tell you from my experiences with TV Licensing that both public authorities and the Courts can twist and turn virtually anything if they are suitably incentivised to do so. (And that incentive can be anything from false pride to money to malice...)0 -
Miss_Samantha wrote: »Well, if it says 'black' a court isn't going to rule that Parliament actually meant 'white'...
No, but they can rule that Parliament meant a slightly lighter shade of black. How do you think we have ended up with reams and reams of case law?If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0 -
lincroft1710 wrote: »No, but they can rule that Parliament meant a slightly lighter shade of black. How do you think we have ended up with reams and reams of case law?
Case law arise because sometimes the drafting of a statute is unclear and open to several interpretations.
Here, it's hard to be unclear about how to interpret "any lease for any land", but a flat is an interesting case, as said.0
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