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16 February 2023
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LNB NEWS: Lord Reed of Allermuir speaks about departing from precedent

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Lord Reed of Allermiur has spoken at the International Conference on Implementation of the Rule of Law: the role of the Supreme Court in Modern Conditions, held by the Supreme Court of Ukraine on 20 January 2023 about the UK experience of departing from precedent. 

Lexis®Library update: Lord Reed has highlighted that following precedent is a way of ensuring that the law is predictable in the UK.

Lord Reed has also listed three instances where the UK Supreme Court has displayed a willingness to depart from precedent. These include cases where the court has overturned domestic precedent to prioritise jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); where it was clear to the court that the law has taken a wrong turn and legislative reform cannot address this; and lastly, where it has become clear that departing from precedent is consistent with needs, expectations and values of society.

Source: Lord Reed of Allermuir Departing from Precedent: The Experience of the UK Supreme Court

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 15 February 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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