Legal System of England & Wales

Question 1

What does “Noscitur a Sociis” mean?

Answer 1

The company interprets the words it keeps.

When interpreting a statute, courts consider the words in the same section as the word in dispute. In other words, courts consider the context.

Question 2

What does “Expressio unius est exclusio alterius” mean?

Answer 2

if one or more things of a class are expressly mentioned in a statute, the things not mentioned are excluded.

Question 3

What does “corpus juris secondum” mean?

Answer 3

“second body of law”

This is NOT a rule of interpretation

Question 4

What does “In pari materia” mean?

Answer 4

A rule of language that considers other statutes on the same subject to interpret the statute in question.

Question 5

What does “Ejusdem generis” mean?

Answer 5

Used to interpret the meaning of a general word when more specific words follow it.

Question 6

Where do appeals from a case heard by a District Judge in County Court go?

Answer 6

To a Circuit Judge in County Court

Question 7

Where do appeals from a Circuit Judge in the County Court go?

Answer 7

The High Court

Question 8

Where do appeals from a Master in the High Court go?

Answer 8

The High Court

Question 9

When should complex claims be initiated in the High Court, King’s Bench Division?

Answer 9

(1) the financial value of the claim and the amount in dispute are high;

(2) the case is complex; or

(3) the outcome of the case is important to the general public.