Willers v Joyce (No 2)

Subject Matter

JUDICIAL PRECEDENT — House of Lords decision — How far binding — Conflict of authority between decision of House of Lords and subsequent decision of Judicial Committee of Privy Council — Whether Court of Appeal and lower courts bound to follow House of Lords decision

[2016] UKSC 44; [2018] AC 843; [2016] 3 WLR 534; [2017] 2 All ER 383; [2016] WLR (D) 402; Case details, SC(E)

JUDICIAL PRECEDENT — Privy Council decision — How far binding — Conflict of authority between decision of House of Lords and subsequent decision of Judicial Committee of Privy Council — Whether and in what circumstances Judicial Committee able when deciding point of English law to depart from House of Lords or Supreme Court authority — Weight to be accorded to Privy Council’s decision in United Kingdom jurisdictions

[2016] UKSC 44; [2018] AC 843; [2016] 3 WLR 534; [2017] 2 All ER 383; [2016] WLR (D) 402; Case details, SC(E)

PRIVY COUNCIL — Jurisdiction — Effect of decision — Whether and in what circumstances Judicial Committee able when deciding point of English law to depart from House of Lords or Supreme Court authority — Procedure to be followed

[2016] UKSC 44; [2018] AC 843; [2016] 3 WLR 534; [2017] 2 All ER 383; [2016] WLR (D) 402; Case details, SC(E)