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Originally Posted by nomadking
Higher court decisions and even some Upper Tribunals decisions(ie Reported decisions) do amend the law.
DWP Decision Makers' Guide.
That is why looking at Upper Tribunals decisions can be informative when dealing with benefit issues.
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No they don’t. No court can amend statute law - not even the Supreme Court. Courts create precedent in case law, but this is not amending law, it is creating law in a previously grey or undefined area.