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Summary Case Law & Precedent
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1. What is the role of Case Law? The creation and refinement of law
in the course of judicial decisions.
2. What's stare decisis? It's the doctrine of binding prece-
dent.
Higher court decisions bound the
lower courts.
If precedent set by court of equal
or higher status, judge should fol-
low established rule of law.
If precedent is by lower court,
judge may not follow, but will con-
sider.
3. What court is at the top of the hierar- Supreme Court
chy?
4. What court used to be at the top of the House of Lords
hierarchy, until November 2009?
5. What court is the second-highest in the Court of Appeal - split into the
hierarchy? Criminal Division and Civil Divi-
sion.
6. What court is the third-highest in the High Court of Justice - split into the
hierarchy? Queen's Bench Division, Division-
al Court of the QBD, Chancery Di-
vision, Family Division, Divisional
Court of the FD.
7. What court is the second-lowest in the Crown Court
hierarchy?
8. What court is the lowest in the hierar- Magistrates' Court - split into Adult
chy? Court, Ordinary Magistrates/JPs,
Youth Court, Youth Panel JPs,
Family Proceedings Court, Family
Panel JPS.
9.
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