Why the “No. 2” label may matter before citing it
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One useful angle here is the significance of “(No. 2)” in the title. Compared with a single final judgment, a second decision in the same dispute can sometimes be about a narrower follow-up issue, such as wording, costs, implementation or another later stage, rather than the main reasoning people may assume from the case name alone. In a family context, that difference can matter because readers may otherwise treat the citation as if it settled a broad point when the later judgment may only deal with a limited sequel. From the metadata alone, there is also no way to tell whether the point people want is in an earlier decision, this one, or both. Has anyone actually read both the earlier judgment and this “No. 2” decision and can compare their subject matter?
Source: BAILII — England and Wales recent decisions
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