The court explained why the retrospectivity of an Act of Parliament was treated differently for matters of procedure. Mellish LJ said: ‘No suitor has any vested interest in the course of procedure, nor any right to complain, if during the litigation the procedure is changed, provided, of course, that no injustice is done.’
Judges:
Mellish LJ
Citations:
(1876) 3 Ch D 62
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Wilson v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; Wilson v First County Trust Ltd (No 2) HL 10-Jul-2003
The respondent appealed against a finding that the provision which made a loan agreement completely invalid for lack of compliance with the 1974 Act was itself invalid under the Human Rights Act since it deprived the respondent lender of its . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.184442
