Literal Rule

What is the Literal Rule?

How is Parliaments intention best discovered?

When should the LR still be followed?

Name a case which helps describe the LR

Name a case which helps describe the LR

Name the three advantages of the Literal rule

Name a case that helps describe the advantage that the LR can highlight problems in law

What are the three disadvantage for the literal rule?

Name a case that helps describe the disadvantage of the literal rule causing unjust results and not what parliament intended.

Name a case that helps describe the disadvantage of the literal rule that words can be ambiguous.