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Howard v Bodington: Carc 27 Feb 1877

Imperative or Directory Statutory Requirements The court considered the consequences of a failure to comply with a statutory requirement. Held: The distinction drawn between statutory requirements which were ‘imperative’ on the one hand and ‘directory’ on the other involved unfortunate use of language, beloved though it was by common lawyers. Nevertheless it should be retained. … Continue reading Howard v Bodington: Carc 27 Feb 1877