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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 {{tag|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}}: The court will not substitute its own judgment of reasonableness over that of the person charged with the obligation to act reasonably. The bar for overturning a decision is much higher: ''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.'' | 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}}: The court will not substitute its own judgment of reasonableness over that of the person charged with the obligation to act reasonably. The bar for overturning a decision is much higher: “''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. | It also illustrates that even the Master of the Rolls can end a sentence with a {{tag|preposition}}. | ||
In the commercial context, one often encounters the formulation | In the commercial context, one often encounters the formulation “acting in a [[commercially reasonable manner]]”. There’s a good article there, if you’re interested. | ||
===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}} | ||