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voluntarily leaving employment |
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to accompany spouse |
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Summary:
Claimant left to move and enter into a common-law relationship. Jurisprudence examined. The only recent decision which runs contrary to this line of cases is CUB 24562. When confronted with inconsistent precedents, the adjudicator must follow the more authoritative judicial precedent, i.e. LANDRY.
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umpires |
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binding judgments |
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The Umpire is bound to apply the doctrine of stare decisis which, since the beginning of the notion of precedents in common law, means that when confronted with inconsistent precedents, the adjudicator must follow the more (or most) authoritative judicial precedent.