A legal ruling on And or Or

Lawyers for a London borough recently tried to persuade the Administrative Court that the word ‘or’ can sometimes mean ‘and’, for ‘there was a natural English usage where the word “or” in a phrase could have a conjunctive effect.’

His Lordship did not agree. In this case 'the word “or” had a disjunctive meaning, and that it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a student to satisfy one or other of the conditions in order … to be exempt from the liability to pay council tax.'

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ICLR: Harrow Borough Council v Ayiku

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