Unit 1 Law
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- Created on: 08-04-16 16:49
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2. What is a Bill
- A famous judge
- A proposal presented to the House of Commons
- A pass through
- A person
3. What is meant by reversing?
- this is where a court higher in the hierarchy departs from a decision made in a lower court. The previous decision is no longer binding
- This is where a higher court departs from the decision of the lower court on appeal.
- this is where the facts of the case are deemed sufficiently different so that the previous case is no longer binding.
4. What is the second stage of reading a bill?
- Green paper
- White paper
- White paper
- White paper
5. What is meant by res judicata?
- reasons for the decision
- a previous case or legal decision that may be or must be followed in subsequent similar cases
- once a case has reached its final conclusion it cannot be reopened, even if a later decision in another case has been reached in a different way
- precedent, which a judge is not obliged to follow
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