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Judicial Precedent

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Donoghue v Stevenson   HL established the principle that a manufacturer owes a consumer a duty of care  
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R v R   Marital rape case - HL changed outdated law & followed CA's reasoning  
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R v Gotts   Attempted murder - followed obiter from R v Howe  
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DPP v Smith   ABH Ponytail - original precedent  
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R v Davis   Anonymous witness rule - overruled by statute  
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London St Tramways v LCC   HL bound by itself from 1898  
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Austin v Mayor of Southwark   Practice Statement applies to Supreme Court  
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Herrington v BRB   Duty owed to trespassers - overruled Addie v Dumbreck  
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R v Shivpuri   Overruled Anderton v Ryan - attempts  
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R v G & R   Overruled R v Caldwell - recklessness  
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Miliangos   Denning ignored Havana Railways. HL agreed with argument but said CA should follow HL precedent  
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Young v Bristol Aeroplane   3 scenarios where CA can avoid its own precedents  
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Rickards v Rickards   CA ignores precedent set per incuriam  
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Davis v Johnson   HL approved Young v Bristol Aeroplane  
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Gould   CA criminal division has more flexibility  
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Willers v Joyce   Privy Council may now bind/overrule English courts  
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Balfour v Balfour   Distinguished in Merritt v Merritt  
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Merritt v Merritt   Distinguished Balfour v Balfour  
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