Unless Parliament has conferred upon the Court that power in language which is unmistakable, the Court is not to assume that Parliament intended to d… - Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley

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Unless Parliament has conferred upon the Court that power in language which is unmistakable, the Court is not to assume that Parliament intended to do that which so seriously affect foreigners who are not resident here, and might give offence to foreign Governments. Unless Parliament has used such plain terms as show that they really intended us to do that, we ought not to do it.

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About Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley

Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley SL PC FRS (29 November 1828 – 9 December 1921) was an English judge.

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Alternative Names: Nathaniel Lindley Lindley LJ

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