The adverse precedent 场景学习单

A legal team divides one old opinion into rule, facts and rationale.

法律团队把一份旧判决拆成规则、事实和理由三栏。

ASSOCIATE

This case approved the classification. It defeats our argument.

这起案件认可了这种分类。它会击败我们的主张。

COUNSEL

We do not erase the precedent; we show why its rule does not reach these facts.

我们不是抹去这个判例，而是说明它的规则为什么不适用于这些事实。

COUNSEL

Identify what the earlier court assumed, what evidence it never considered and which fact here changes the legal effect.

找出早先法院作了什么假设、遗漏了什么证据，以及本案哪个事实改变了法律效果。

ASSOCIATE

I will concede the binding rule, then argue that its stated purpose is not served by this classification.

我会承认其约束性规则，再论证这种分类并不能实现该规则所声明的目的。

The team writes “distinguish” above the facts column, not “ignore” above the case name.

团队在事实栏上写下“区分”，而不是在案名上写“忽略”。