LAWS 2908 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: All England Law Reports, Law Report, Case Citation
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Follow: distinguish, define concept of noting up, reflect upon how common law system permits legal change from case to case. Precedent is system of disciplining decisions, defining law and developing law. How law can change: oca ban special contact btwn medical prac and clients about those in power and vulnerable (cid:272)lie(cid:374)ts. Doctrine of stare decisis: to stand by decisions and not disturb settled matters. Pre(cid:272)ede(cid:374)ts (cid:373)atter a lot (cid:862)the pri(cid:374)(cid:272)iple of stare decisis is a bedrock of our judicial system. The te(cid:374)sio(cid:374) (cid:449)he(cid:374) these (cid:271)asi(cid:272) pri(cid:374)(cid:272)iples are i(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)fli(cid:272)t (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e profou(cid:374)d. (cid:863) r v neves cited in parkes. Who binds who: scc highest court in land (no appeals from it); its ruling apply to all courts. What changes over time and what makes judges change the law. It remains important to follow hierarchy: site lower court as central case= wrong. If we look at it broad, it applies to more cases.
