Positives and negatives of judicial precedent

Question 1

What are 5 advantages of judicial precedent?

Answer 1

Certainty - law is predictable, promoting ADR
Consistency
Fairness
Flexibility - bad precedents avoided using practice
statement
Time-saving - Predictability encourages ADR, saving
time

Question 2

What are 4 disadvantages of judicial precedent?

Answer 2

Rigidity
Complexity- judgements are long
Illogical Distinctions - on minor points
Slowness of growth - must wait for case to come along