ACCA F4 - Corp and Business Law (ENG)

Part A Essential elements of the legal system  2: Sources of law 33

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1 False. Obiter dicta do not form part of the ratio decidendi.

2 Decisions of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

3 C. A High Court judge is bound by decisions of the Court of Appeal. However, he can decline to be bound

if it conflicts with a principle of law. In this case the 1975 statute has effectively overruled the previous

decision.

4 False. The decision in that case will stand.

5 True. UK courts must interpret legislation in a way that is compatible with the Convention and where there

are two possible interpretations, and one is incompatible, they must choose the one that is compatible

with the Convention.

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