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R v R (1991)
HoL agreed with & followed the same reasoning as the CoA in deciding that a man could be guilty of ****** his wife.
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R v Howe (1987)
HoL ruled that duress could not be a defence to a charge of murder.
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R v Gotts (1992)
D charged with attempted murder tried to argue that he could the defence of duress, the obiter statement from Howe was followed as persuasive precedent by CoA.
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London Street Tramways (1898)
HoL decided that it was bound to follow its own previous decisions.
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Conway v Rimmer (1968)
First use of Practice Statement. But only involved a technical point on discovery of docs.
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Herrington v BRB (1972)
First major use of Practice Statement on the duty of care owned to child trespassers.
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R v Shivpuri (1986) & Pepper v Hart (1993)
HoL showed an increasing willingness to use Practice Statement to overrule previous decisions.
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Caldwell (1982)
Practice Statement used to overrule the decision on recklessness in the criminal law.
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R v R & G (2003)
Two boys aged 10 & 11 set fire to some paper in a dustbin but the fire spread & caused over a million pounds in damages. Boys were convicted under the law in Caldwell but The Law Lords overruled & the convictions were quashed.
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Broome v Cassell (1971) & Miliangos (1976)
CoA tried to challenge the rule that SC is above the CoA in the court hierarchy. HoL rejected this challenge, CoA must follow decisions of the SC/HoL.
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HoL ruled that duress could not be a defence to a charge of murder.

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R v Howe (1987)

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D charged with attempted murder tried to argue that he could the defence of duress, the obiter statement from Howe was followed as persuasive precedent by CoA.

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HoL decided that it was bound to follow its own previous decisions.

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First use of Practice Statement. But only involved a technical point on discovery of docs.

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