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  2. Plain meaning rule - Wikipedia

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    However, use of the literal rule may defeat the intention of Parliament. For instance, in the case of Whiteley v. Chappel, [10] the court came to the reluctant conclusion that Whiteley could not be convicted of impersonating "any person entitled to vote" at an election, because the person he impersonated was dead. Using a literal construction ...

  3. Purposive approach - Wikipedia

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    The purposive approach (sometimes referred to as purposivism, [1] purposive construction, [2] purposive interpretation, [3] or the modern principle in construction) [4] is an approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation under which common law courts interpret an enactment (a statute, part of a statute, or a clause of a constitution) within the context of the law's purpose.

  4. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 128

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    Supreme Court of the United States 38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W  /  38.89056°N 77.00444°W  / 38.89056; -77.00444 Established March 4, 1789 ; 235 years ago (1789-03-04) Location Washington, D.C. Coordinates 38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W  /  38.89056°N 77.00444°W  / 38.89056; -77.00444 Composition method Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation Authorised by ...

  5. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 462

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    Case name Citation Date decided Pickett v. Brown: 462 U.S. 1: 1983: FTC v. Grolier Inc. 462 U.S. 19: 1983: Watt v. W. Nuclear, Inc. 462 U.S. 36: 1983: United States v.

  6. Case management (US healthcare system) - Wikipedia

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    The Case Management process encompasses communication and facilitates care along a continuum through effective resource coordination. The goals of Case Management include the achievement of optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient's right to self determination.

  7. Prosecutorial vindictiveness - Wikipedia

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    The Court found an "inflexible presumption of prosecutorial vindictiveness" to be inappropriate in the pretrial setting, where a prosecutor's case against a defendant may not yet have "crystallized." [ 11 ] Following the Court's ruling, lower federal courts have generally held a presumption of vindictiveness to be inapplicable in a pretrial ...

  8. Case management (mental health) - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Case management seeks to reduce hospitalizations and support individuals' recovery through an approach that considers each person's overall biopsychosocial needs without making disadvantageous economic costs. As a result, care coordination includes traditional mental health services but may also encompass primary healthcare, housing ...

  9. Nestle v National Westminster Bank plc - Wikipedia

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    The classic statement is that of Lindley LJ (Re Whiteley (1886) 33 Ch D 347, 355): "The duty of a trustee is not to take such care only as a prudent man would take if he had only himself to consider, the duty rather is to take such care as an ordinary prudent man would take if he were minded to make an investment for the benefit of other people ...