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[shoelace]

bit of a gay question, but what are we meant to say when a question says 'what does this case stand for'? or 'for what rule should this case stand'?

ta!

 

[MoonlightSonata]

bit of a gay question, but what are we meant to say when a question says 'what does this case stand for'? or 'for what rule should this case stand'?

ta!

The principle, or ratio of the case. Obviously judges refer to previous cases, and when you want to argue something you have to use those cases to determine the points of law which will be applied. Important cases are the ones which assert or apply principles of law which then shape what the law actually is.

For example:

Whether a chattel has become a fixture is a matter of law: Reynolds v Ashby & Son [1904] AC 461.

That is what Reynolds v Ashby stands for.