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Is the whole decision in a case with a set precedent binding?

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Card 7

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What is the ratio decidendi?

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Card 8

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What is the obiter dicta?

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Card 9

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What is res judicata?

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Card 10

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Where do we find ratio decidendi?

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Card 11

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Why is identifying the ratio difficult?

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Card 12

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What does the case of Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] show about precedent?

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Card 13

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What is meant by widening or restricting the scope of a ratio?

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Card 14

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What are material and immaterial facts?

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Card 15

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What is meant by the term "generality of facts"?

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