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Hard cases make bad law is an adage or legal maxim meaning that an extreme case is a poor basis for a general law that would cover a wider range of less extreme cases. In other words, a general law is better drafted for the average circumstance as this will be more common. [1] The original meaning of the phrase concerned cases in which the law ...
A difficult case is when a possible criticism is made relatively immune to investigation. This immunity may take the forms of: Creation of an ad-hoc exception to prevent the rule from backfiring against the claim: Example: Everyone has a duty to help the police do their job, no matter who the suspect is. That is why we must support ...
A bad excuse is better than none; A bad penny always turns up; A bad workman blames his tools; A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; A cat may look at a king; A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; A dog is a man's best friend; A drowning man will clutch at a straw; A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a ...
In one extreme case, Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises , the quotation of 400 words from a 500-page book were ruled to be infringement. The Court reasoned that publishing those 400 words before the book was available for sale significantly damaged the value of the entire book because the 400 words contained highly controversial breaking news.
Hard cases make bad law; Hard work never did anyone any harm; Haste makes waste; He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing; He who can does, he who cannot, teaches; He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day; He who hesitates is lost; He who laughs last laughs longest; He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
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Lord Campbell's reference to bad law was a reference to wrongly decided cases. [20] Robert Deal said that because the "bad Ellenborough law" is no longer extant, it is not possible to be certain that it actually was bad. [21] The Law Journal said that Campbell's drawer for Lord Ellenborough's bad law was probably opened rather too arrogantly. [22]
The new law would also make it illegal to pay someone to write a positive review, or to offer incentives like discounts for services if they do, according to Italy’s Communications Regulatory ...