it provides certainty in the law
british railway board v herrington (1972)
lord phillips it allows the law to develop Don
hedley byrne v heller (1964)
advantages of judicial precedent Stare decisis Shaw
Rv G&R it is flexible
Rv
hedlry byrne v heller the law grows organically
statutory interpretation
can fill the gaps left by parliament Ratio decidendi
r v gotts
knuller v dpp (1973)
1.4 Judicial precedent Obiter dicta RvH
cunningham (1982)
British railways board v herrington (1972) practise statment (1966)
pepper v hart (1993)
R v G & R 2003 overruling
rickards v rickards (1989) young v bristol aeroplane (1994)
R v shiupuri (1986) ways of avoiding precedent
Hierarchy of the courts
Gillick v west norfolk (1986) reversing
merritt v merritt (1971) balfour v balfour (1919) distinguishing
british railway board v herrington (1972)
lord phillips it allows the law to develop Don
hedley byrne v heller (1964)
advantages of judicial precedent Stare decisis Shaw
Rv G&R it is flexible
Rv
hedlry byrne v heller the law grows organically
statutory interpretation
can fill the gaps left by parliament Ratio decidendi
r v gotts
knuller v dpp (1973)
1.4 Judicial precedent Obiter dicta RvH
cunningham (1982)
British railways board v herrington (1972) practise statment (1966)
pepper v hart (1993)
R v G & R 2003 overruling
rickards v rickards (1989) young v bristol aeroplane (1994)
R v shiupuri (1986) ways of avoiding precedent
Hierarchy of the courts
Gillick v west norfolk (1986) reversing
merritt v merritt (1971) balfour v balfour (1919) distinguishing
