Ford

Question 1

What dose FORD stand for

Answer 1

Follow
Overruling
Reversing
Distinguishing

Question 2

Which of ford is not an avoiding precedent

Answer 2

Follow

Question 3

What is overruling

Answer 3

Where a court in a later case states that the legal point in a previous case is wrong

Question 4

What is case examples of overruling

Answer 4

Young v Bristol aeroplane 1944. Allows the C/A to overrule previous decisions.

Question 5

What’s case overruled Andersen v Ryan

Answer 5

R v shivvpuri overruled Anderson v Ryan

Question 6

Practice statement allows House of Lords and Supreme Court to do what

Answer 6

To overrule past decisions

Question 7

What is reversing

Answer 7

This is where a court higher in the hierarchy overturns the decision of a lower court on appeal in the same case

Question 8

What is an example of reversing

Answer 8

The c/A May disagree with the legal ruling of the high court and change / reverse their decision

Question 9

What is distinguishing

Answer 9

Distinguishing is a method which can be used by a judge to avoid following a past decision which he would otherwise have to follow
It means that the judge finds that the material facts of the case he is deciding are sufficiently different from the previous case to draw a distinction.
He is then not bound by earlier case and the earlier precedent does not need to be followed and a new precedent is set.
Merritt v Merritt 1971 was distinguished by Balfour v Balfour 1919