In the case of a conflict between the pre-existing common law and any statute, the latter prevails.

Triumph., I, viii in which case the pope then for the first time reserved the right of beatification, or a pre-existing law was confirmed.

Under pre-existing laws, cars were classed as "private places" in France, and the police did not have the right to intrude.

The right to be tried in accordance to "pre-existing law" is reiterated in article 26.

However, many treaties are attempts to codify pre-existing customary law.

If the pre-existing law is permitted to prevail, it will serve to emphasise how little like a code the Act really is.

The Act effects several important changes to the pre-existing law.

Held that God creates universe by rearranging pre-existing laws.

Rather, it simply would apply pre-existing law to changing economic circumstances.

The ruling was based on an important discussion of the relationship of a statute to the pre-existing common law.