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Show to what extent the operation of precedent by the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal permit such flexibility. I will also demonstrate the different roles the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords have.
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Gemma Bradford Practice Essay Introduction In this essay I am going to show to what extent the operation of precedent by the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal permit such flexibility. I will also demonstrate the different roles the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords have. The House Of Lords (HL) is the highest court in the United Kingdom. In terms of precedence if the HL makes a decision all other lower courts are bound by this decision as are the HL themselves. However, in 1966 the HL produced a Practice Statement. In this statement the Law lords agreed that precedence is a crucial part of English law but at times it can be too rigid, which can lead to injustice in some cases. They also agreed that the system of precedence restricts the developments of new laws and so doing this they decided that the HL will depart from...
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