Statutory Interpretation Quiz

General Quiz on Statutory Interpretation

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What is the relevance of Brock v DPP to Statutory Interpretation?
demonstrates the need for statutory interpretation, 'type' was a broad term in this case concerning the Dangerous Dog's Act 1991
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What Approach/Rule did Re Sigsworth follow?
Golden
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Which case did the Mischief Rule come from?
Heydon's Case
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Lord Denning favoured which interpretation?
Purposive
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Hansard was allowed as an external aid to interpretation following which case?
Pepper v Hart
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Statutory Interpretation runs a risk of judicial law making?
True
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Ejusdem generis means...
Where there is a list of words followed by general words, then the general words are limited to the same kind of items as the specific words
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R v Leach is an example of which presumption?
No change to common law
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What Approach/Rule did Re Sigsworth follow?

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Which case did the Mischief Rule come from?

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Lord Denning favoured which interpretation?

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Hansard was allowed as an external aid to interpretation following which case?

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