What are the benefits of having legal precedent in a common law system?

What will be an ideal response?


Precedent ensures that all parties in all cases be treated with consistency and fairness in the court system, in that a court cannot arbitrarily create its own law.

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A contingency is an event that will occur.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A statement by the court setting forth the applicable law and the reasons for its decision in a case is called:

a. A case title b. A case citation c. Case law d. An opinion

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When interviewing friendly witnesses, it is important to?

A. ?not maintain eye contact for too long. B. avoid small talk.? C. ?look closely for the actual facts. D. have prewritten questions.?

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Why is data from Jury Verdict Research (JVR) criticized?

What will be an ideal response?

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