How much do you remember about precedents?

Cases that are similar in facts are decided in a similar manner to provide consistency within the legal

system.

• True

• False

Decisions made by judges in previous cases provide a precedent for future cases.

• True

• False

In the court hierarchy, lower courts have more authority than higher courts.

• True

• False

Lower courts have to make decisions that are consistent with precedents set by higher courts in the

same hierarchy.

• True

• False

A higher court in the hierarchy does not have the power to overrule a decision made in a lower court

• True

• False

Appeals can only be made in a higher court than the original case.

• True

• False

Details of decisions made by higher courts are written down and kept in law reports.

• True

• False

Law reports are only available to judges.

• True

• False

Parliament is the only body that can overrule any law made by judges in the courts.

• True

• False

Judges have the power to create new law provided that it is

not inconsistent with an existing precedent or with relevant legislation.

• True

• False