When the existing laws fail to render a satisfactory judgment, equity apply
Though, for the present, her agency's job was to enforce existing law more intelligently.
Malta's existing law provides for legal separations but it doesn't allow people to divorce or abort.
In her speech, the Minister came out against any change to the existing law.
Under existing law, women retire at 55, five years earlier than men.
This might not actually be quite legal without changing existing laws, as killing any owls is currently against California law under the state's Fish and Game Code.
In the standard sense, folk customs to enter the trial fields is based on existing laws such as civil law trials, contract law, property law.