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Law - Sources of Law Exercise on Judicial Precedent 2. (a) The doctrine of binding precedent denotes that decisions made by superior courts are binding on the courts which are below it. This doctrine depends on the hierarchy of the courts. All courts stand in definite relationship to one another. A court is bound by the decisions of a court above itself in the hierarchy and, usually, by a court of equivalent standing. The relevant courts in the hierarchy are, beginning with the lowest: Magistrates' Courts, County Courts, the Crown Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. Decisions made in the House of Lords are binding on all other courts throughout the system. In the past the House was bound by its own decisions, but through the Practice Statement of 1966 they can depart from a previous decision when it proves 'right to do so', shown through...

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