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Understanding the Mischief Rule in Law by Samuel Nissy is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The mischief rule is used to determine the intention of Parliament when interpreting statutes. It looks at (1) the problem or "mischief" the law was meant to address, (2) what the law was before, and (3) how the new law aims to remedy the issue. The mischief rule was established in Heydon
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- Samuel Nissy
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