Holme v Guy
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1876 |
| Year | 1876 |
| Court | Court of Appeal |
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Bata Shoe Company Guyana Ltd v Commissioner of Inland Revenue; Attorney General Guyana Unit Trust Management Company Ltd et Al v Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Attorney General
... ... 4 It is unquestionably a rule that what may be called the parliamentary history of an enactment is not admissible to explain its meaning; although the history of the law and legislation may be looked at. As Jessel, M.R. said in Holme v. Guy (1887) 5 Ch. D. 901 , at p. 905: “The court is not to be oblivious … … ... of the history of law and legislation. Although the court is not at liberty to construe an Act of Parliament by the motives which influenced the legislature, yet when the history of law and ... ...
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Montréal (City) v. MacDonald, (1986) 67 N.R. 1 (SCC)
...151]. Manitoba Language Rights Reference, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 721; 59 N.R. 321; 35 Man.R.(2d) 83, refd to. [para. 165]. Holme v. Guy (1877), 5 Ch. D. 901, refd to. [para. R. v. Big M Drug Mart, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 295; [1985] 3 W.W.R. 481; 58 N.R. 81; 60 A.R. 161 (S.C.C.), refd to. [paras. 166, 187......
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Cases referred to in 1983
...States 227 U.S 308. 228 Hoke v. United States 227 U.S. 308. 184 Hole v. Garnsey (1930) All E.R. 568 (1950) A.G. 490. 524 Holmes v. Guy (1877) 5 Ch. D. 901 at 905. 229 Holmes v. Jennison 14 Pet. 540, 10 U.S. Sup. Ct. Reports 579, L. Ed 1st Series 229 Hoystead v. Taxation Commissioner (1926) ......
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...the decree, act or statute and not with a view to extending the provisions of it to something that was not intended See: Holme v. Guy (1877) 5 Ch. D. 901 at 905.” - Per Aderemi, J.C.A. in Usman Dan Fodio University v. Kraus Thompson Organisation Ltd. Suit No. CA/L/415/99; .R. (Pt. 736) 305 ......