2024/12/08 We can all put much too importance on past precedents. Legal systems refer to them constantly because it makes someones job easier and removes any comebacks their direction if they base a decision on a similar one made previously. We dont need qualifications in law to know that every case should weighed on its own merits. Thats why you shouldnt be looking to the past for an answer. Look instead at what is unique about your current quandary and treat it so.