Legal System
No judicial system could do societies work if it eyed every issue afresh in every case that raised it, indeed , the very concept of the rule of law requires such continuity over time that a respect for precedent is, by definition, indispensable” Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey (1992:854)
Having regard to the principle of stare decisis, critically analyse the UK courts ability to depart from binding precedent and evaluate the extent to which this may effect the consistency, continuity and certainty of legal rules.
