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Statutory Interpretation Case Studies
- Rules of interpretation
  - Mischief Cases
    - Smith V Hughes
      - prostitute window of first floor flat
    - Kruhlak V Kruhlak
      - dads not married not paying for kids
    - Royal College of nursing
      - nurses carrying out safe sterile abortions not Dr's.
  - Golden cases
    - R V Allen
      - 2 wedding ceremon-ies, officially not 2 marriages
    - Alder V George
      - airbase. In vicinity. =Absurd
    - Re sigsworth
      - killed mother, can't inherit.
  - Purposive cases
    - R V Secretary of state
      - embryo created not through fertilisati-on - medical advancements.
    - R V Registar General ex parte Smith
      - denied birth certifica-te - wanted to kill mother
    - R V Benthem
      - owed money - thought fingers were a gun
  - Literal cases
    - Liner V Berriman
      - maintain-ing line not fixing it - wife no compen-sation
    - Fisher V Bell
      - flick knives in a window, intitation to treat
    - Whiteley V Chappell
      - "entitled to a vote" - dead = N/G
- Rules Of Language
  - Expressi -ounius est exclusio alterius
    - The express mention of one thing excludes another (litteral)
      - Tempest V Kilner
        Sale of stocks and shares = no evidence - only "goods wares and merchandise"
  - Noscitur a sociis
    - The meaning of a word must be delivered and interpreted from the words surrounding it
      - 'cats kittens and food" = cat food
        IRC V Free
        "Interest" only meant annual interest words "other annual interest" in the section.
  - Ejusdem generis
    - Of the same kind (general words)
      - Powell V Kempton Park Race Course
        Bets in open air stand = not outside = N/G
  - Cassus Omissus

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