Sentencing reasons must demonstrate application of the Imposition Guideline where suspension is legally available Introduction In R v Butavicius [2026] EWCA Crim 701 (14 May 2026), the Court of...
Section 28 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954: An Unexercised Tenant’s Renewal Option Does Not Exclude Part II Protection 1. Introduction In Caterpillar Property Ltd & Anor v Park Cakes Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ...
Global Defamation Damages After Default Judgment Require Pleading of Foreign Publication and Double Actionability Case: Ogunkami v Chia Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 588 Court: England and Wales...
Adjustable Interim RAND Licences with ICC Arbitration Can Satisfy a SEP Owner’s RAND Obligation, Justifying a Permanent Stay of Implementer-Led RAND Proceedings Case: Acer Incorporated & Anor v Nokia...
Inherent power to order a further Part 71 examination to complete an extant process and enforce truthful compliance Case: Deutsche Bank AG v Vik [2026] EWCA Civ 581 Court: Court of Appeal (Civil...
Unregistered Trade Mark Licences: No Recovery for Licensees’ Losses Under s.30(6) TMA 1994 and Limitation Still Runs from Infringement 1) Introduction In Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Frasers Group...
High Court Has No Jurisdiction to Entertain Crown Court “Contempt in the Face” on a Direct Judicial Reference Without Law Officer Seisin Case: Menon, In the Matter Of (Re Contempt Proceedings)...
Comity and “Sufficient Interest” in Vexatious-and-Oppressive Anti‑Suit Injunctions; Affiliates’ Reliance on LCIA Clauses Despite “Product Contract” Priority Case: JP Morgan Securities Plc & Ors v VTB...
Preliminary Issues and Unconscionability: Hybrid “Assumed Knowledge” Case Management Orders Are Unworkable Case: Castleton v Post Office Ltd & Anor (Rev1) [2026] EWCA Civ 577 Court: England and Wales...
Appellate restraint in welfare appeals: future-focused risk evaluation and permissible bespoke allocation of decision-making without conferring parental responsibility 1. Introduction Re P (No 2:...
Deferment Creates Legitimate Expectation, Not a Licence to Avoid Custody in Serious Violence: Article 8 Child Welfare and the “Mercy” Remedy on an Unduly Lenient Sentence Reference Case: Huntley &...
Improperly Indicted Summary Shoplifting: Guilty Plea a Nullity; Minimal Murder Plea Credit Where Responsibility Is Denied Pending Psychiatric Evidence 1) Introduction In R v Blades [2026] EWCA Crim...
Stage 2 Equal Value Hearings: “Work” as Job Requirements, Appeal Particularisation, and the Bar on Revisiting Agreed Facts Case: Tesco Stores Ltd v Element & Ors Citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 580 Court:...
Prospective adopters’ continuing duty of full and frank disclosure: non-disclosure of relationship breakdown and safeguarding risks justifies setting aside an adoption order Case: M (A Child:...
Reasons and “Engagement” in Invalid Skilled Worker Switching Applications: Arguable Duty to Explain Non-Waiver and LOTR Decisions Case: Kalidasan & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department...
Fraudulent “Breathing Space” Moratoria as Contempt: High-Culpability Interference with Justice Warrants Immediate Custody 1. Introduction In Mavin v Wyatt [2026] EWCA Civ 585, the Court of Appeal...
When a Contract Is “Concluded” Anew for CJJA Consumer Jurisdiction: Only Variations Creating a New Legal Relationship Qualify 1) Introduction Alesayi v Bank Audi SAL [2026] EWCA Civ 551 is a...
Object Restrictions Require a Four-Part Contextual Test: No Presumption from “Hardcore” Labels in Selective Distribution Case: Deckers UK Ltd v Up & Running (UK) Ltd (Rev1) [2026] EWCA Civ 553 Court:...
Safety of Conviction Where (i) No Section 41 Application and (ii) Neurodivergence/Intermediary Issues: Focus on Actual Trial Impact Case: Dickens, R. v Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 542 Court: Court of...
Section 12(3) HRA “More Likely Than Not” Threshold Applies to Interim Injunctions Restraining Unjustified Trade Mark Threats Case Bargain Busting Ltd v Shenzhen SKE Technology Co. Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ...