Seaford Court Estates Ltd v Asher 2 KB 481 is a case English law concerning interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
Judgment Denning LJ held that the Act should be interpreted according to the mischief that Parliament was attempting to remedy, with consideration of the social conditions that prevailed at the time. 2 KB 481, 498-500
See also Heydon's case Pepper v Hart Re Spectrum Plus Ltd
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