Questions tagged [naming-conventions]
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How is “R v. Smith” pronounced?
Is it “Are and smith”? “Rex/Regina and smith”? “The king/queen and smith”? What is the typical convention?
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How should the parenthesised components of statute names be pronounced?
For instance, consider the
Housing (tenancy deposits) (prescribed information) order 2007
(Which reads quite naturally just strung sequentially together).
Or the
Torts (interference with goods) act 1977
Which is more troublesome.
Or, the
Homes…
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Finding Text of Negotiations for Biodiversity Convention
I'm currently reading the Biodiversity Convention (CBD) 1992 and came across this passage:
"The Contracting Parties, Conscious of the intrinsic value of
biological diversity and of the ecological, genetic, social, economic,
scientific, educational,…
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What does “[1850]” mean in the Interpretation Act 1978?
In Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 there is the line:
“Month” means calendar month. [1850]”
What does 1850 here refer to? And what convention is the notation in?
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