Types of precedent

• Original Precedent


  when a point of law has never been decided before. Once the judge has made a decision this then becomes precedent for future cases.
• Binding Precedent


  precedent from a previous case in a senior court that must be followed in later cases if the facts or point of law is sufficiently similar.
• Persuasive Precedent


  judgement that should be followed in similar cases, but is not binding.