As exam season approaches, one of the most common statements heard among students is ‘I still don’t really get the 1966 Practice Statement’. Until 1966, the House of Lords, despite being the final court of appeal, was bound to follow the court’s past decisions under the principle of stare decisis (‘let the decision stand’). This was the case even where the judges disagreed with the earlier decision.
In London Street Tramways Co. Ltd v London County Council (1896) the Earl of Halsbury stated:
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