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6-Law making: judicial precedent Flashcards

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What is judicial precedent?

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Where past decisions of judges create law for future judges to follow.

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Where past decisions of judges create law for future judges to follow.

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Judicial precedent

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What is the latin term for judicial precedent?

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stare decisis

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stare decisis

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Latin term for judicial precedent

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Original precedent?

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A decision on a point of law that hasn’t been decided yet.

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A decision on a point of law that hasn’t been decided yet.

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Original precedent

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Binding precedent

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A decision in an earlier case which must be followed in later cases.

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A decision in an earlier case which must be followed in later cases.

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Binding precedent

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What case is an example of judicial precedent?

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Automatic Telephone Electric v Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreements (1965)

Facts: This case was same point of law from a case the previous day-beforehand, Wilmer LJ had disagreed but in the above case he had to agree.

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Automatic Telephone Electric v Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreements (1965)

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Example of: judicial precedent

Facts: This case was same point of law from a case the previous day-beforehand, Wilmer LJ had disagreed but in the above case he had to agree.

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What is persuasive precedent?

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A decision which does not have to be followed by later cases, but which a judge may decide to follow.

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A decision which does not have to be followed by later cases, but which a judge may decide to follow.

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Persuasive precedent

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Sources of persuasive precedent

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1) Lower courts-R v R (1991)
2) Judicial members of the Privy Council-Wagon Mound (1961)
3) Obiter dicta
4) Dissenting judgement
5) International courts-like the Commonwealth

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What case is an example of persuasive precedent from a lower court?

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R v R (1991)

Facts: House of Lords agreed on a point of law with the Court of Appeal-man found guilty of raping his wife.

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What case is an example of persuasive precedent from a decision made by the Privy Council?

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The Wagon Mound (No. 1) (1961)

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What case is an example of persuasive precedent from ‘obiter dicta’?

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R v Gotts (1992)

Facts: in R v Howe (1987) judges ruled duress could not be a defence to murder and ‘obiter dicta’ nor for attempted murder as in R v Gotts (1992)

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What case did the judgement for R v Gotts (1992) rely on?

In what form?

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R v Howe (1987)

Something said obiter dicta in Howe meant D was guilty in R v Gotts (1992)

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What is a dissenting judgement?

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A judgement given by a judge who disagrees with the reasoning of the majority of judges in the case-his or her judgement is then used in future cases.

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A judgement given by a judge who disagrees with the reasoning of the majority of judges in the case-his or her judgement is then used in future cases.

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Dissenting judgement

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In what circumstances might a court not be bound to follow the decision of superior or their own courts?

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1) CJEU (EU law)

2) Human Rights-Human Rights Act 1998 binds courts to follow ECHR judgements

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What is an appellate court?

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A court that hears appeals?

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What is the name for a court that hears appeals?

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An appellate court

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What are the appellate courts?

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1) Supreme Court
2) Court of Appeal
3) Divisional Courts

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1) Supreme Court
2) Court of Appeal
3) Divisional Courts

What is the significance of these Courts?

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They are the 3 appellate Courts in our legal system.

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Hierarchy of the Civil Courts Lowest to Highest

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1) Magistrates’ Court
2) County Court
3) High Court
4) Divisional Courts
5) Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
6) Supreme Court

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Hierarchy of the Criminal Courts lowest to highest

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1) Magistrates’ Court
2) Crown Court
3) Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
4) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
5) Supreme Court

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What are the 3 divisional Courts?

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1) Queen’s Bench
2) Chancery
3) Family

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What is the significance of the case of London Street Tramways v London CC (1898) for the House of Lords?

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From this point House of Lords was bound by its own previous decisions rather than discretion.

Until the 1966 Practice Statement.

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What case meant the House of Lords would be bound by its own previous judgements?

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London Street Tramways v London CC (1898)

Until the 1966 Practice Statement.

30
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What was the main issue from the House of Lords decision in 1898 to be bound by its own decisions?

What case highlighted this issue?

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It could no longer adapt to societies needs.

DPP v Smith (1961)-D guilty of murder due to foresight of reasonable person-murder requires intent.

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What case demonstrated the negative effect of the House of Lords decision in 1898 to be bound by its previous decisions?

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DPP v Smith (1961)

Facts: D was guilty of murder as a reasonable person would have foreseen such a consequence-but murder requires intent.

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DPP v Smith (1961)

What is the significance of this case to the judicial precedent of the House of Lords?

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Demonstrates the disadvantage of the House of Lords being bound by its own previous judgements.

33
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Post 1898-House of Lords was bound by its own decisions, which caused rigid and unfair results-what changed this?

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1966 Practice Statement changed the rule from the 1898 case.

London Street Tramways v London CC (1898)

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What is the significance of the 1966 Practice Statement to the House of Lords regarding judicial precedent?

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It allowed for flexibility in decision making once again.

Since London Street Tramways v London CC (1898) the House of Lords had been bound by its own previous decisions.

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What was the first case where the 1966 Practice Statement was used to assist in judicial precedent?

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Conway v Rimmer (1968)

36
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Conway v Rimmer (1968)

What does this case demonstrate regarding judicial precedent?

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It is the first use of the new rules given to House of Lords by the 1966 Practice Statement regarding judicial precedent.

37
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What case was the first major use of the 1966 Practice Statement for judicial precedent?

What case did it contrast with?

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Herrington v British Rails Board (1972)

Contrast: Addie v Dumbreck (1929)

Facts: Concerned duty of care owed to a child trespasser.

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Herrington v British Rails Board (1972)

What is the significance of this case for judicial precedent?

Contrasting case?

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First major use of the 1966 Practice Statement by the House of Lords for judicial precedent.

Contrast: Addie v Dumbreck (1929)

Facts: Concerns duty of care owed to child trespassers.

39
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What case shows that the House of Lords was still reluctant to use the 1966 Practice Statement, preferring to maintain the ‘certainty of law’?

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Knuller v DPP (1973)

40
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Knuller v DPP (1973)

What is the significance of this case regarding judicial precedent in the House of Lords?

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House of Lords were still reluctant to use the 1966 Practice Statement-preferring to maintain the ‘certainty of law’.

41
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What case is a significant use of the 1966 Practice Statement to overrule a previous decision of the House of Lords?

In what way?

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Pepper v Hart (1993)

Use of Hansard in statutory interpretation.

42
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Pepper v Hart (1993)

Significance of this case regarding judicial precedent in the House of Lords?

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An example of significant use of the 1966 Practice Statement to overrule a previous decision by the House.

In this case, Hansard was used for statutory interpretation when it wasn’t previously allowed.

43
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What case is an example of the use of the 1966 Practice Statement in a Criminal case?

What case did it overrule?

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R v G (2003)

Met Police v Caldwell (1982)

44
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R v G (2003)

Significance of this case regarding the 1966 Practice Statement?

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Example of use of 1966 Practice Statement in a Criminal case.

45
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What Court took on the duty of the House of Lords and when?

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Supreme Court

2009

46
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What statute passed on the powers from the House of Lords to the Supreme Court?

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Constitutional Reform Act 2005

47
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What case confirmed that in the transfer of powers between HoL and Supreme Court that included powers from the 1966 Practice Statement?

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Austin v London Borough of Southwark (2010)

No overrule happened but it was confirmed nonetheless.

48
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Austin v London Borough of Southwark (2010)

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Confirmed that when powers transferred between HoL and Supreme Court, that also included the powers in the 1966 Practice Statement.

49
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What case is an example of when the Court of Appeal refused to follow a judgement by the HoL?

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Miliangos v George Frank (1976)

Facts: rule in previous case said that damages could only be paid in sterling.

50
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Miliangos v George Frank (1976)

What is this case an example of?

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When the Court of Appeal refused to follow a judgement by HoL.

51
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What is the argument for the Court of Appeal being allowed to refuse previous judgements by a higher court?

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So that the law can be changed more rapidly, rather than having to get right to the Supreme Court to be changed.

52
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What case shows that judgements in the Court of Appeal are binding to future decisions in the same court?

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Young v Bristol Aeroplane (1944)

53
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Young v Bristol Aeroplane (1944)

What is the significance of this case regarding judicial precedent?

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Shows that judgements in the Court of Appeal are binding to future cases in the Court of Appeal.

54
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What case shows that in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) a previous judgement doesn’t have to be followed if the law had been ‘misapplied or misunderstood’?

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R v Gould (1968)

55
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R v Gould (1968)

Significance of this case regarding judicial precedent.

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Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) does not have to follow previous judgements if the law was ‘misapplied or misunderstood’.

56
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What is ‘ratio decidendi’?

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The reason for the decision-this forms a precedent for future cases.

57
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The reason for the decision-this forms a precedent for future cases.

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ratio decidendi

58
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What is ‘obiter dicta’?

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Other things said, as in, not included in the ‘ratio decidendi’.

59
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Other things said, as in, not included in the ‘ratio decidendi’.

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obiter dicta

60
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What two cases demonstrate ‘distinguishing’ in judicial precedent?

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Balfour v Balfour (1919) and Merritt v Merritt (1971)

Facts: First case was a contract during a marriage, second was after divorce.

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What does ‘distinguishing’ mean regarding judicial precedent?

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When a judge looks for a difference between a current and previous case so that they are not bound by the first case.

62
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When a judge looks for a difference between a current and previous case so that they are not bound by the first case.

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Distinguishing regarding judicial precedent.

63
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Balfour v Balfour (1919) and Merritt v Merritt (1971)

What are these two cases examples of regarding judicial precedent?

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A judge ‘distinguishing’ between 2 cases.

Facts: Both cases involved contracts with a married and formerly married couple.

64
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What statute demonstrates that when a statute contradicts a previously decided case then, that case decision will cease to have effect?

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Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996.

Regarding year and a day rule for murder.

65
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Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996

Significance regarding judicial precedent?

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When a new statute overrules a previous point of case law, it then becomes the law.

66
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Advantages to precedent?

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1) Certainty
2) Consistency
3) Precision
4) Time saving

67
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Disadvantages to precedent?

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1) Rigidity
2) Complexity
3) Illogical distinctions-due to distinguishing
4) Law changes slowly

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