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Obiter Dictum

[Latin, By the way.] Words of an opinion entirely unnecessary for the decision of the case. A remark made or opinion expressed by a judge in a decision upon a cause, "by the way", that is, incidentally or collaterally, and not directly upon the question before the court or upon a point not necessarily involved in the determination of the cause, or introduced by way of illustration, or analogy or argument. Such are not binding as precedent.

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obiter dictum

something said by a judge in a decision that is not essential to the decision and does not form part of the RATIO DECIDENDI.
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With exceptionally high success rates in difficult process and preparative chemistry, Obiter is expanding the contract manufacturing branch of its business.
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THIRLY had Stannard and McGuinness consolidating their position at the top of the Premier with an emphatic 2-0 win over Obiter.
Thirly's emphatic win consolidates their position up top
In the LCFA Intermediate Cup, Obiter lost 2-1 to Forefield Rangers as Warner Boys comfortably beat Holbank 2-0 to progress to Round 3 after George Ferguson and Josh Donnelly netted for Warner.
Mannion stars in 3-2 victory; LIVERPOOL COUNTY YOUTH
Obiter and Alder finished 1-1 while JOB beat Mossley Hill 3-0.
Race for the title heats up
Jamie Hill put St Margaret's in front against over Obiter, only to be pegged back by a Danny Davidson equaliser.
Copperas are kicking on at top; LIVERPOOL COUNTY YOUTH
Home & Bargain were 4-1 winners over Obiter with James McNeil, Callum Roberts and Phil Mason (2) on target.
Just the JOB for final spot
St Margaret's won at Obiter by an amazing 12-2 score line after James Hooper (4), John Towner (3) and James Bradley (2) saw them finish in third place.
Goal king McCabe is top scorer; LIVERPOOL COUNTY YOUTH
JOB and Thirly had a great tussle before a Ross Mc Dowell effort sealed the win for JOB and Obiter had Lee Treble getting both goals against Home & Bargain 2-0 with Joe O'Grady outstanding.
Jacky bring the house down in cup victory over Roofing
AFC Liverpool beat Obiter by a massive 9-0 scoreline last week, with Andrew Sweeney scoring four goals added to by regular Liverpool goalscorer George Ferguson.
WARNER EDGING AHEAD; LIVERPOOL COUNTY FA YOUTH DIVISION
There were two big surprises in the Premier Div as Obiter went down 1-0 to Mossley Hill with Michael Devereux hitting the winner and Nicosia had Michael Hutton on target against Thirly to gain a share of the points in a game, on form that Thirly would have expected to win comfortably but had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Alder hit eight to cruise through in Senior Cup
In the Bill Hannon Memorial Cup, East Villa overcame a strong challenge from St Margaret's to win 2-1 to progress to the semi-finals as Woolton Wanderers are also through beating Carters 4-3 after a topsy turvy game while Obiter are also through to the semis after a 5-0 demolition job on Warner Wanderers courtesy of goals from Connor, Green, Elliot, Worrall and Joe Moore.
Burns bags brace to send Bootle into Doc semi-finals; LIVERPOOL COUNTY YOUTH
In the Premier Division Blue Anchor beat Obiter 3-1 and in Division One, Larkspur beat St Teresa's 5-1.
JOB not at their Sunday best as Lobster catch a win

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