Extensions of Time in Criminal Appeals: No “Interests of Justice” Extension Where Delay Makes Merits Unreviewable 1) Introduction In R. v Edgecombe [2026] EWCA Crim 848, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Excessive Post‑Plea Delay During Licence Recall May Constitute “Exceptional Circumstances” to Moderate the Firearms Statutory Minimum (Fact-Sensitive) Case: R v Jowitt Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA...
Extended Sentences and Guideline Category Uplifts for Violent False Imprisonment Linked to Wider Criminality Case: Hague, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 689 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Youth-Offending Sexual Cases: Sentencing Anchored to the Likely Sentence at the Offence Date and the Correct “Half to Two-Thirds of Adult” Approach Case: R v George Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim...
POCA Restraint Orders: Later Charging Cannot Cure Unreasonable Delay, and Delay Must Be Justified by Evidence Case: R v Bewley Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 730 Court: England and Wales Court of...
Sentencing Multiple Child Sexual Offences: Meaningful Uplift for Total Criminality and Limited Discounts for Youth, Delay and Prior Sentences 1. Introduction R v Leddra [2026] EWCA Crim 702 is an...
Immediate Custody May Be Required for Grave Historic Sexual Offending Committed as a Child Despite Rehabilitation and Delay 1. Introduction In R v Reynolds [2026] EWCA Crim 733, the Court of Appeal...
Unlawful Under-Minimum Foreign Travel Restriction Orders: Court of Appeal Must Quash (Not Increase) on a Defendant-Only Sentence Appeal Case: Cassanova, R. v Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 734 Court:...
Starting a Car’s Engine From Outside the Vehicle Can Amount to “Driving” for Road Traffic Act Offences 1. Introduction In R v OFM [2026] EWCA Crim 599, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Financial remedy appeals after an appellant’s death: no personal representative means no properly constituted appeal; strike out under FPR r 30.10 Case: Kanabar v Kanabar Neutral citation: [2026]...
Controlling or coercive behaviour: “substantial adverse effect” does not require disruption of an established routine Introduction In R v Keay [2026] EWCA Crim 850, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Post-sentence Early Release Changes Do Not Retrospectively Shorten Driving Disqualification (and HDC Is Irrelevant at Sentence) 1. Introduction In R v Lindsay [2026] EWCA Crim 692, the Court of...
Totality Requires a Real Uplift Where Concurrent Sentences Cover Multiple Victims and Distinct Sexual Offending Case: Cruise, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 731 (CA (Crim Div)) Date: 14 May 2026 Constitution:...
No-case rulings on accessorial murder: “knowledge of a knife” is for the jury where the totality of circumstantial evidence could support it Case: Belfon, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 612...
DVLA Website Error and Post‑Offence Driving Abstention Are Not “Special Reasons” to Disapply Mandatory Minimum Disqualification Case: Brown, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 704 Court: Court...
Peripheral Complaints and Speculative Fresh Evidence Do Not Justify Extending Time to Renew Leave to Appeal Against Conviction Introduction In R v Bhayani [2026] EWCA Crim 691, the Court of Appeal...
Jury Irregularities: Discretion to Discharge a Threatening Juror Without Derailing the Trial (Crim PD 8.7) Case: R v Boyce Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 693 Court: England and Wales Court of...
Extraterritorial Rape of an Adult: Schedule 2 Expansion Is Not Retrospective Under Sexual Offences Act 2003 s72 1. Introduction In R v Wisher [2026] EWCA Crim 695, the England and Wales Court of...
Unduly Lenient Rape Sentences: Domestic Abuse Aggravation and Totality Uplift for Multiple Sexual Offences 1. Introduction In R v Akram [2026] EWCA Crim 732 (Court of Appeal (Criminal Division),...
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 s.3: “In charge” can persist without presence where an omission causally permits the dog to be dangerously out of control 1) Introduction In R v Twigg & Anor [2026] EWCA Crim...