Moss Empires Ltd v Olympia (Liverpool) Ltd: 1939

Lord Atkin said: ‘if it does not apply in its ordinary and natural construction, I do not understand how there can be said to exist any principle of law which would avoid an agreement not in terms avoided by the statute sought to be applied.’

Judges:

Lord Atkin, :or dPorter

Citations:

[1939] AC 544

Jurisdiction:

Commonwealth

Cited by:

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Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.592687