In R v Spens 1991] 1 WLR 624, 632F, Watkins LJ held that although the construction of documents is normally a question of fact for the jury, the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers sufficiently resembles legislation as to be likewise regarded as demanding construction of its provisions by a judge. The Code, which is non-statutory, can easily be described as a non-legislative statute, and has been referred to as elliptical, eliding many points automatically...
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