"The approach of this court to the construction of the constitution should be, and so it has been, one of liberalism, probably a variation on the theme of the general...
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"The Oxford Universal Dictionary Illustrated, 3rd edition, Vol. 1 page 125, defines the word 'authorise' as 'to give formal approval to.' I can see no difference between the words 'approve'...
"The expressions used in the statute must be capable of having such effect. This is the case with Section 4 of the Edict which reads: 'Notwithstanding that the appointment of...
"Looking at the provision of Section 1, the right of action has just been created. Therefore there can be no question of the possibility of exercising that right before it...
"In my view the law has always been that unless a contrary intention is expressed there is a presumption that an enactment has no retrospective operation. The principle is 'lex...
"If the new Act affects Mr. Vernazza's substantive rights, it will not be held to apply to proceedings which have already commenced, unless a clear intention to that effect is...
"It is, in our opinion, clear that the Act does not apply to the present bill of sale. It appears to us impossible to read it as so applying, for...
"Prima facie, an Act deals with future and not with past events. If this were not so, the Act might annul rights already acquired, while the presumption is against the...
"Where an enactment empowers a person to exercise certain powers when he is satisfied that such exercise of power is necessary, it is not right to impose limitations on the...
"It is settled that the word 'shall', when used in an enactment is capable of bearing many meanings. It may be implying futurity or implying a mandate or direction or...
"Where a form is prescribed by an enactment, a form which differs from the prescribed form shall not be invalid for the purposes of the enactment by reason only of...
"The express mention of the name and place of abode of the intending plaintiff in the second part, excludes the possibility of the name and address of the agent as...