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Senior Courts Act 2016

Supreme Court - Powers and judgments of Supreme Court

85: Judgment of Supreme Court

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"What the Supreme Court Decides"

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When you look at a judgment from the Supreme Court, it must follow what most of the Judges think. If the Judges cannot agree, the original decision is kept. You can find more information about this by looking at the related law.

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Powers and judgments of Supreme Court

85Judgment of Supreme Court

  1. The judgment of the Supreme Court must be in accordance with the opinion of a majority of the Judges hearing the proceeding concerned.

  2. If the Judges are equally divided in opinion, the decision appealed from or under review is taken to be affirmed.

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