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Planning-law [2001] JLR 637

Janvrin Holdings Ltd. v Att. Gen.

Janvrin Holdings Ltd. v Att. Gen. [2001] JLR 637 (26 October 2001)

The court held that demolition of a building does not automatically amount to “development” under Jersey planning law and construed the provision narrowly.

  • Development
  • Demolition
  • Interpretation-of-penal-statutes
  • Planning-law
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Penal-statutes
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Criminal-law [1974] JJ 105

Att. Gen v Howard

Att. Gen v Howard [1974] JJ 105 (04 October 1974)

The court held that omissions in criminal and penal statutes are not supplied by the court, and no penalty may be imposed unless the wording clearly requires it.

  • Interpretation-of-penal-statutes
  • Legislative-intent
  • Strict-construction
  • Imposition-of-penalties
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Criminal-law
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