This poster is relevant to AQA A-level Paper 1, OCR A-level Component/Paper 2 and WJEC AS Paper 1.
The English common law has largely developed through custom and the decisions of judges in the court. When a judge makes a decision, they lay down or set a precedent. Depending upon where in the hierarchy of courts that judge sits, they will dictate how important or binding that decision is. Generally, decisions in the inferior courts are not binding, whereas those in the superior courts are.
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