... case.' The judge also has at their disposal Maxims, this are other methods which can help a judge interpret statues, they also give the judge more insight to why the statues where made and the purpose. Methods include, maxims, presumptions of interpretation and aids to construction e.g. intrinsic and extrinsic aids. The literal rule is when the judges interpretation the law exactly how it's written including all grammatically influence. For example in the case of Measure vs. Measure (1960), the Matrimonial causes act 1950 stated that you can file for divorce, if your partner was in a mental institution for 5 years continuously. Mrs. Measure was in a mental institution for a total of seven years, but she was treated cancer for a total or two weeks during her stay of seven years. The judge used the literal rule when deciding on the outcome, saying that Mrs. Measure didn't stay in the ...

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