Binding Precedent

• What are binding precedents?

  Binding precedents are ones which must be followed.
• How are binding precedents created?

  Binding precedents are created by the ratio decidendi in a case.
• Can you provide an example of a binding precedent?

  An example of a binding precedent is R v Brown where it was said that consent is not a defence to s47, ABH, and above.
• What is a well-known example of binding precedent?

  • Donoghue v Stevenson - Dead snail found in bottle . It was ruled that Stevenson owed a duty of care to the claimant as the situation was reasonably foreseeable .