To put it simply, if a past judgement had confirmed the existence of a law, the court would apply the same law to subsequent people, based on the principle of fairness (note 1). Therefore, the court verdict is very important in the United Kingdom, every time the referee, may be an affirmative progress or retrogression. "The first important verdict was about a man who shared an apartment with his partner in 40, when his partner passed away and was evicted from the house by the landlord.