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Assignment 2.2 Judicial Precedent The doctrine of judicial precedent, also known as Case Law, is a system often used within case law, is of relatively recent origin. It means that a judge deciding a case must follow earlier decisions of a higher court, or equal court in order to reach a decision (decisions in case law are known as judgements). Judicial precedent really started to gain full flow in the 19th century In 1833, as previous cases were already frequently referred to, Baron Parke (an important judge at the time) said that precedents must be regarded and referred to in all future cases, and that the courts could now not reject them. The case that Parke made his decision regarding precedent on was Mirehouse v Rennell 1833. That rule is still in effect today. The way that the system of judicial precedent works regarding the hierarchy of the courts is rather complex. Each court,...

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