President

• What is ratio decendi?

  reason for judgement
• What is orbiter dicta?

  Other things said
• What is star decisis?

  Stand by what’s been said
• Types of precedents

  Binding, original and persuasive
• What is a binding precedent

  Later cases must follow earlier cases
• What is an original president?

  A point of law which has never been decided before
• what is a persuasive president?

  where a judge does not have to follow later cases but may choose to
• What are the operations in president

  Overruling on prev wrong cases

  following prev cases

  distinguishing
• Advantages of president

  Fairness

  certainty

  time-saving

  flexibility
• Disadvantage of president

  rigidy

  illogical decisions

  slow growth
• what is the practise statement

  Allows judges to overrule prev decision
• What is an example of the young exceptions

  Davis & Johnson
• What is the young exception for

  If previous decisions conflict with SC follow SC.

  If 2 conflicting COA decisions, Judge can chose which to follow.

  Perineurium decisions
• What is Perincurium?

  In error