A level law OCR (ugly)

• What is statutory interpretation?

  Judges applying an Act of Parliament to cases
• How many main rules of statutory interpretation are there?

  Four
• What are the four main rules of statutory interpretation?

  • Literal
  • Golden
  • Mischief
  • Purposive Approach
• What does the literal rule entail?

  Applying the statute's words as written
• Which case is famous for the literal rule?

  Fisher v Bell (1961)
• What is the purpose of the golden rule?

  To avoid absurd results from the literal rule
• In which case did the golden rule originate?

  Becke v Smith (1836)
• What are the two ways a judge can use the golden rule?

  • Narrow Golden Rule: Choose the sensible meaning of a word with multiple meanings.
  • Wide Golden Rule: Avoid the undesirable literal meaning of a word.
• What is the narrow golden rule used for?

  When a word has more than one meaning
• What does the wide golden rule allow judges to do?

  Not apply a word's undesirable literal meaning
• What case established the mischief rule?

  Heydon's Case (1584)
• What should a judge consider when using the mischief rule?

  1. The common law before the Act
  2. The problem with that law
  3. The remedy Parliament intended
• What is the first consideration under the mischief rule?

  What the common law was before the Act
• What is the second consideration under the mischief rule?

  What the problem with that law was
• What is the third consideration under the mischief rule?

  What remedy Parliament was trying to provide
• Which case is associated with the mischief rule?

  DPP v Bull (1994)
• Which case is associated with the mischief rule?

  Corkery v Carpenter (1951)