Case analysis You are asked to prepare an analysis of a case and explain how judicial precedent works in the English courts. The case you need to analyse and refer to in this exercise is Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1992) which is a case related to the Hillsborough Stadium disaster in 1989. You can find the full case report at: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1991/5.html. In your case analysis you must: Explain the doctrine of judicial precedent. (AC2.1) Distinguish between binding, non-binding and persuasive decisions. (AC2.2) For Merit grade you need to: Determine the ratio decidendi and obiter dictum from Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1992) (AC2M1) Case analysis You are asked to prepare an analysis of a case and explain how judicial precedent works in the English courts. The case you need to analyse and refer to in this exercise is Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1992) which is a case related to the Hillsborough Stadium disaster in 1989. You can find the full case report at: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1991/5.html. In your case analysis you must: Explain the doctrine of judicial precedent. (AC2.1) Distinguish between binding, non-binding and persuasive decisions. (AC2.2) For Merit grade you need to: Determine the ratio decidendi and obiter dictum from Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1992) (AC2M1)