Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage
Brexit
The referendum is merely informative of the supposed will of the country. Given the lies and the geographical skewing of the vote, is it democratic? Neither the European Union Referendum Act 2015 nor the Political Parties, Elections & Referendums Act 2000 give legal effect to referendums. The immediate political issue is whether the PM may exercise the prerogative to invoke Art 50 without the consent of parliament. The next is whether, on taking office, she should throw away our strongest card by invoking Art 50 before agreeing terms. I voted for out, not stupidity. Anyone for passport controls round the M25?
Four corners
In Gwyn v Neath Canal (1868) Chief Baron Kelly said: “The result of all the authorities is, that when a court of law can clearly collect from the language within the four corners of a deed, or instrument in writing, the real intentions of the parties, they are bound to give effect to it by supplying anything necessarily to be inferred from the
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