 Justice was right in saying that a retrospective operation ought not to be given to the statute, "unless the intention of the Legislature that it should be so construed is expressed in clear, plain, and unambiguous language, because it manifestly shocks...  The New South Wales Law Reports, 1880-1900 - Page 38by New South Wales. Supreme Court - 1898Full view - About this book
 | Ireland. High Court of Chancery - 1866 - 692 lehte
..."administer the law very properly guard against giving to an Act "of Parliament a retrospective operation, unless the intention of "the Legislature that it should be so construed is expressed in "plain, clear, and unambiguous language; because it manifestly "strikes our sense of justice that an... | |
 | 1866 - 694 lehte
...administer the law very properly guard against giving to an Act "of Parliament a retrospective operation, unless the intention of "the Legislature that it should be so construed is expressed in " plain, clear, and unambiguous language ; because it manifestly "strikes our sense of justice that... | |
 | Jabez Gridley Sutherland - 1891 - 836 lehte
...administer the law very properly guard against giving to an act of parliament a retrospective operation, unless the intention of the legislature that it should...construed is expressed in clear, plain and unambiguous iBuhl v. Kenyon, 11 Mich. 249. See Westinghausen v. People, 44 id. See Westervelt v. People, 20 Wend.... | |
 | 1900 - 944 lehte
...administer the law, very properly guard against giving to an act of Parliament a retrospective operation, unless the intention of the legislature that it should...expressed in clear, plain, and unambiguous language.' Such laws are looked upon with general disfavor. In Dash \. Van Kli-cck, 7 Johns. 500, Kent, Ch. J.,... | |
 | Jabez Gridley Sutherland - 1904 - 832 lehte
...administer the law very properly guard against giving to an act of parliament a retrospective operation, unless the intention of the legislature that it should...expressed in clear, plain and unambiguous language."'" Such laws are looked upon with general disfavor. In Dash v. Van Kleeck,82 Kent, CJ, said: "There has... | |
 | John Mews - 1911 - 806 lehte
...Dismissal without Compensation. ] A retrospective operation ought not to be given 62 VOL. XI. to я statute unless the intention of the Legislature that it should be so construed ig expressed in plain and unambiguous language, where the effect of such construction would be to convert... | |
 | 1914 - 560 lehte
...question that these provisions should be retrospective, and such operation should not be given to a statute " unless the intention of the Legislature that it should be so construed is expressed in plain and unambiguous language " (per Erie CJ in Midland Railway \. Pye, 10 UB (NS) 191, approved in... | |
 | Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, Wyatt Wyatt-Paine - 1920 - 970 lehte
...repealed law (a). Bat although as a general principle retrospective operation ought not to be given to a statute unless the intention of the Legislature that it should be so construed is expressed in plain and unambiguous language (b), it seems where vested rights are divested, and acts which were... | |
 | John Mews - 1926 - 760 lehte
...Kane v. Stewart, 8au. & Sc. 84. n.; l Jones, 630. A retrospective operation ought not to be given to a statute unless the intention of the Legislature that it should be so construed is expressed in plain and unambiguous language, where the effect of such construction would be to convert an act wrongfully... | |
 | H. Lauterpacht - 1986 - 688 lehte
...Interpretation of Statutes : ' As a general principle retrospective operation ought not to be given to a statute unless the intention of the Legislature that it should be so construed is expressed in plain and unambiguous language ' (8th edition, 1937, p. 5). The same rule is expressed in a number... | |
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