What is the impact of Lord Wilberforce on the meaning of the latin maxim?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Didow v. Alberta Power Limited, 1988 ABCA 257 (CanLII):
The criticism levelled at the latin maxim by Lord Wilberforce and others no doubt influenced the reasoning of Griffiths, J. in Bernstein v. Skyviews. Recognizing that the maxim must be given limited application, Griffiths, J. conceived the idea of striking a “balance”.
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