Statutory interpretation

What are the main approaches developed by judges to be able to interpret an act

• Literal rule

• Golden rule

• Purposive rule

• Mischief rule

• Narrow rule

Which rule is traditionally used in the UK

• Literal

• Golden

• Purposive

• Narrow

• Mischief

Which Lord in which case stated "if the words of an act are clear, you must follow them, even though the lead to a manifest absurdity"

• Lord esher

• Lord Coke

• R v city Judge London

• Royal college of nursing v dhss

In which case was the literal rule used? (dead man voting)

• Whitley v Chapel

• R v Allen

• Smith v Hughes

• Re sigworth

What are two advantages to the literal rule

• Respects Parliament sovereignty

• Leads to fair outcomes

• Gives the courts a restricted role

• It is mechanical

Which Lord in which case said "the grammatical and ordinary sense of the word is to be adhered to unless that would lead to some absurdity"

• Lord wensleydale

• Lord esher

• Grey v Pearson

• Re sigworth

In which case was the golden narrow rules used - the judge gave a secondary meaning to "shall marry"

• R v Allen

• Smith v Hughes

• R v Bentham

• Whitley v Chapel

In which case did the judge use the broad golden rule - did not allow son to have inheritance after he killed his mum (public policy reason)

• Re sigworth

• Royal college of nursing v dhss

• R v Bentham

• Grey v Pearson

In heydons case, three factors were laid down for judges to follow when using the mischief rule. What were they?

• What the law was before the statute was passed

• What problem the statute was trying to remedy

• What remedy Parliament was trying to provide

• Whether the literal rule would lead to absurdity

In which case was the mischief rule used?

• Royal college of nursing v dhss

• R v Allen

• Re sigworth

• Grey v Pearson