Heydon's Case (The Mischief Rule)

In this, the first of my ten minute casenotes, we look in more depth at the background to Heydon's Case, the case which established the "Mischief Rule" of statutory interpretation, digging into why the particular statute was made, why the courts found it difficult to interpret the statute, and how the courts established the four rules which constitute the mischief rule: Identify the pre-existing common law, identify the mischief the parliament was trying to correct; identify the remedy the parliament has chosen; and interpret the legislation in a way that supports the remedy.
Want something more succinct? Try my two minute casenote on this case, which can be found here: • Heydon's Case (The Mis...

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An Indian Lawyer this side, thank you for giving such a brief and crisp background for the better understanding of the Heydon's case and the Mischief Rule.

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Good explanation. I could not understand it before seeing this video. Congrats!

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Glad it helped!

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Thanks for sharing and the work that went into this

[@AnthsLawSchool]

You're very welcome, Adam!

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thanks for the detailed explanation .

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Elaborately explained👍