Where there is legislation relevant to a legal problem, for the analysis of that problem:

Select one:

a.there is an option to use either of the legislation or preexisting case law, but not both.

b.the legislation is the starting point. However, case law which assists in understanding the meaning of the legislation can also be used.

c.legislation overrides case law. So all case law should be ignored.

d.it doesn't really matter, both legislation and case law are valid sources of law.