The purposive approach to the interpretation of statutes will ‘promote the general legislative purpose underlying the provisions’
Judges:
Lord Denning MR
Citations:
[1978] 1 All ER 1243
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Nothman v Barnet London Borough County Council HL 1978
The normal retiring age for an employee is to be found by looking exclusively at the conditions of employment applicable to the group of employees holding his position.
Lord Salmon said: ‘If a woman’s conditions of employment provide that her . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.200614
