'Case-law is gold in the mine-a few grains of precious metal to the tons of useless matter, while the…
The metaphor that case-law is gold in the mine while statute law is coin of the State ready for immediate use is that of "Salmond", contrasting the raw material of precedent…
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'Case-law is gold in the mine-a few grains of precious metal to the tons of useless matter, while the statute law is coin of the state which ready for immediate use'. Who gave this statement?
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The metaphor that case-law is gold in the mine while statute law is coin of the State ready for immediate use is that of "Salmond", contrasting the raw material of precedent with ready-made enacted law.
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