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An innocuous-looking adjective that nonetheless exercises the wits of attorneys the world over, especially when modified by the word "[[commercially reasonable manner|commercially]]". | An innocuous-looking adjective that nonetheless exercises the wits of attorneys the world over, especially when modified by the word "[[commercially reasonable manner|commercially]]". | ||
As long ago as 1947 Lord Greene MR issued the seminal words on the topic in the famous case of {{casenote|AP Picture Houses|Wednesbury}} | As long ago as 1947 Lord Greene MR issued the seminal words on the topic in the famous case of {{casenote|AP Picture Houses|Wednesbury}}: ''It must be proved to be unreasonable in the sense that the court considers it to be a decision that no reasonable body could have come to.'' | ||
It also illustrates that even the Master of the Rolls can end a sentence with a preposition. | |||
===See=== | ===See=== | ||
*{{casenote|AP Picture Houses|Wednesbury}} (includes link to transcript) | *{{casenote|AP Picture Houses|Wednesbury}} (includes link to transcript) | ||
*[[commercially reasonable manner]] | *[[commercially reasonable manner]] | ||
*{{casenote|Barclays|Unicredit}} | *{{casenote|Barclays|Unicredit}} | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 20 June 2016
An innocuous-looking adjective that nonetheless exercises the wits of attorneys the world over, especially when modified by the word "commercially".
As long ago as 1947 Lord Greene MR issued the seminal words on the topic in the famous case of AP Picture Houses v Wednesbury: It must be proved to be unreasonable in the sense that the court considers it to be a decision that no reasonable body could have come to.
It also illustrates that even the Master of the Rolls can end a sentence with a preposition.
See
- AP Picture Houses v Wednesbury (includes link to transcript)
- commercially reasonable manner
- Barclays v Unicredit