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Law Making 4
Judicial Precedent
Term | Definition |
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Donoghue v Stevenson | HL established the principle that a manufacturer owes a consumer a duty of care |
R v R | Marital rape case - HL changed outdated law & followed CA's reasoning |
R v Gotts | Attempted murder - followed obiter from R v Howe |
DPP v Smith | ABH Ponytail - original precedent |
R v Davis | Anonymous witness rule - overruled by statute |
London St Tramways v LCC | HL bound by itself from 1898 |
Austin v Mayor of Southwark | Practice Statement applies to Supreme Court |
Herrington v BRB | Duty owed to trespassers - overruled Addie v Dumbreck |
R v Shivpuri | Overruled Anderton v Ryan - attempts |
R v G & R | Overruled R v Caldwell - recklessness |
Miliangos | Denning ignored Havana Railways. HL agreed with argument but said CA should follow HL precedent |
Young v Bristol Aeroplane | 3 scenarios where CA can avoid its own precedents |
Rickards v Rickards | CA ignores precedent set per incuriam |
Davis v Johnson | HL approved Young v Bristol Aeroplane |
Gould | CA criminal division has more flexibility |
Willers v Joyce | Privy Council may now bind/overrule English courts |
Balfour v Balfour | Distinguished in Merritt v Merritt |
Merritt v Merritt | Distinguished Balfour v Balfour |