Inherent Jurisdiction to Restrain Abusive Litigation Communications Interfering with Proceedings (No Cause of Action Required), Subject to Article 10, Litigation Immunity and Tailoring 1)...
Unchallenged Expert Evidence and Appellate Restraint in Article 2/3 Deportation Appeals 1. Introduction Safi v Secretary of State for the Home Department concerned a Secretary of State appeal against...
Guidance Note on Vulnerable Appellants Is Not a Free-Standing Set of Legal Obligations; Error Turns on Material Procedural Unfairness Case: Khan v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026]...
Gluck v Endzweig & Anor: Unlimited “Amend at Any Time” Clauses Are Repugnant to Arbitral Finality Under the Arbitration Act 1996 1. Introduction Gluck v Endzweig & Anor ([2026] EWCA Civ 145) is a...
Judicial Review of Regulatory Guidance: “Misdirection in Law” Requires Inducement of Unlawful Conduct (R(A) Applied to Terminology in GMP) 1. Introduction This Court of Appeal decision concerns a...
Fresh CPTSD Evidence and Loss of Control: When New Psychiatric Labels Cannot Recast a Trial Strategy on Appeal Case: O'Shaughnessy, R. v Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 141 Court: England and Wales Court...
Section 5 “Significant Risk” Need Not Be Pre-existing: Coterminous Risk from the Unlawful Act Suffices Case: Jamal, R. v (Rev1) Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 135 Court: EWCA (Criminal Division) Date: 19...
Reeves: Mandatory Doli Incapax Directions for Pre‑30 September 1998 Under‑14 Offending, and No “Spillover” to 14+ Counts 1. Introduction R. v Reeves ([2026] EWCA Crim 321, 20 February 2026) is a...
R v Latham [2026] EWCA Crim 269 — Totality in Multi‑Victim Child Sexual Offending: Generous Youth/Personal Mitigation and Maximum Extension Can Still Defeat an Unduly Lenient Reference 1....
Aziz v R: Refusing Adjournment for Further Encrochat Expert Work and Managing Prosecution Closing Submissions Where an Accused Is Unrepresented 1. Introduction Aziz v R ([2026] EWCA Crim 127, 20...
Totality in Historical Sexual Offending Spanning Youth to Adulthood: Upholding an “Offender of Particular Concern” Sentence and Correcting Youth Sentencing Maximums 1. Introduction WFU, R. v [2026]...
Waiver of Privilege and the “Significant Injustice” Threshold for Massively Out-of-Time Criminal Appeals 1) Introduction R. v Kakaie ([2026] EWCA Crim 258) concerns a renewed application to the...
Structural Claim Limits Trump Equivalence Where the Specification Discloses No General Principle; Pre‑Transfer IPEC Costs Remain Capped Absent Good Reason to Depart Case: Salts Healthcare Ltd v...
Sanctions-Based Travel Bans Defeat “Presence” for Common Law Jurisdiction: Service at UK “Usual Residence” Invalid Without Permission to Serve Out 1. Introduction Fridman v Agrofirma Oniks LLC & Anor...
R v Fletcher: Youth Sentencing Is Not a Mechanistic “Two-Thirds Discount” and Judges May Find Facilitation/Planning at Sentence 1. Introduction R v Fletcher ([2026] EWCA Crim 252) is a sentencing...
Sentencing for Contempt by False Evidence: Assault Guidelines Are Inapplicable and the Crosland Framework Governs 1. Introduction Ajao v Commerzbank AG concerned committal proceedings for contempt...
Jury Irregularity Management: Arguable Missteps on Juror Conflict and Jury-Note Handling Justify Leave to Appeal (R v Boyce) Introduction R. v Boyce ([2026] EWCA Crim 256, 19 February 2026) is a...
Sentencing Violent Disorder in a National Unrest Context: Uplift for Deterrence and No “Under-18 Equivalent” Discount at 18 1. Introduction Poor, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 274) is a Court of Appeal...
R v XFV: Totality in Multi-Victim Sexual Offending—Consecutive Sentences and No “Arithmetic” Discount Requirement 1. Introduction XFV, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 287) concerned a late attempt (about two...
No “Cliff Edge” at 18: Immaturity in Young Adult Sentencing and the Illegality of Imprisonment Under 21 (DYOI Required) Commentary on R v Arshad [2026] EWCA Crim 296 (CA (Crim Div), 18 February 2026)...