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Concurring and Dissenting Judgments: Read the Reasons
Concurring and Dissenting Judgments: Read the Reasons Learn with an original self-check and linked sources for UK law students.
Try the method
Same result, different reasons: agreement on every proposition?
Compare your answer
No. Read the reasons and express agreement.
- Same outcome; reasons may differ
- Disagreement on outcome or issue
- Who agrees with this proposition?
Extended reading: use the method
Separate the result from the reasons
Record the decision on the appeal or issue, then identify how each judge explains it. A concurring judgment agrees with an outcome but may offer additional or different reasoning. A dissent disagrees with the majority on an outcome or issue. Read the labels in context; agreement on the result is not automatically agreement on every legal proposition.
Map agreement proposition by proposition
Make a small table: judge, proposition, supporting paragraph, and any express agreement or disagreement. Return to the passages rather than assuming the judges formed identical groups on every point. This is a reading method, not a universal formula for identifying the ratio or the binding status of every divided judgment.
Inspect real judgment structures
In Rukhadze v Recovery Partners, read Lady Rose at paragraph 302 in the linked UK Supreme Court judgment: she agrees on the result but gives her own reasoning. In Finch v Surrey County Council, inspect the agreement labels before Lord Leggatt's reasons and Lord Sales' dissent. Use these to inspect structure; this lesson does not teach the underlying law of either dispute or offer advice about them.
Connect the map to your next case brief
For permitted practice, choose one assigned proposition and trace which judges support it and why. Keep the judgment reference and any uncertainty beside your own explanation. Then use the related case-reading and authority-comparison lessons below. Check your own legal system, court context, course materials and assessment rules before relying on your conclusion.
Sources and further reading
Use the original guidance alongside your course instructions. A source collection may have gaps; ask your law librarian if you cannot find an authority.
Accessible transcript
What the video says
Same result does not always mean identical reasons. A concurring judgment agrees with the outcome but may give additional or different reasoning. A dissent disagrees with the majority on an outcome or issue. Read each judge's reasons. Map who agrees with which proposition, rather than counting votes only on the result. Quick check. Two judges reach the same result for different reasons. Does that show they agree on every legal proposition? No. Check the reasons and any express agreement. Try the exercise in the learning library at durmah.ai.
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