Save insofar as they are clearly and unambiguously intended to do so, statutes should not be construed so as to make alterations in the common law.
Citations:
[1912] AC 305
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Attorney-General (ex relatione Yorkshire Derwent Trust Ltd) v Brotherton HL 5-Dec-1991
The appellants owned land through which flowed the river Derwent. Attempts were to be made to restore the river to navigability. The appellants denied that any public rights existed over the river.
Held: The 1932 Act could only give rise to a . .
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Constitutional, Crime
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.214614
