ratio decidendi Flashcards
1
Q
What is ratio decidendi?
A
The reason for the decision
2
Q
What does ratio decidendi form?
A
precedent for future cases
3
Q
Why is it the most important part of the decision made?
A
Because it states the reason for the decision that was made
4
Q
What are the cases?
A
R v Shivpuri
Pepper v Hart
5
Q
pepper v hart
A
A teacher did not have to pay tax on a perk because hansard was referred to
6
Q
shivpuri
A
D smuggles dried cabbage into the country thinking it was heroin. Crime of impossibility. Set precedent
7
Q
What does it create for future similar cases?
A
Binding precedent
