Lord Hoffmann
Lord of Appeal, House of Lords
in Thorner v Majors & Ors [2009] UKHL 18“ Past events provide context and background for the interpretation of subsequent events and subsequent events throw retrospective light upon the meaning of past events. The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk.”
in Peconic Industrial Development Ltd v Lau Kwok Fai & Ors (2009)“ No doubt a gentleman who knows he is liable does not plead the Limitation Ordinance any more than the Gaming Act, but if he does so, it must be applied according to its terms.”
