Post‑Conviction “Attribution” Material and Safety of Conviction: No Unfairness Where the Defence Already Had the Evidential Building Blocks at Trial Case: Rex v Howard Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA...
“Confusion Clause” as a Contractual Hierarchy: MRC Slip Prevails Over Later MURA Arbitration and Governing Law Terms Where the Two Documents Conflict Case: Tyson International Company Ltd v GIC RE,...
Contact-Driven Refusal of Placement Orders: When a Stable Foster Home and “Necessary” Direct Parental Contact Mean Adoption Is Not “Required” 1. Introduction S, Re (Foster Care or Placement for...
NRSWA 1991: Section 82 “Shall Compensate” Claims Fall Outside Mandatory Arbitration Under Section 96(3) 1. Introduction Cadent Gas Ltd v CityFibre Ltd ([2026] EWCA Civ 46) concerns a targeted but...
Bad Character Not “Bolstering” Where Identification Is Supported by Substantial Independent Evidence; Discretionary Life Sentences for Dangerous Young Offenders in Public Revenge Stabbings 1....
Totality Requires a Substantial Uplift on the Lead Rape Count Where There Is Prolonged Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming; Immaturity Mitigation Must Not Drive Sentences Outside Guideline Norms 1....
Modern Slavery Appeals After Guilty Pleas: The “Line in the Sand” Limiting Abuse of Process and the Materiality of Section 45 Advice 1. Introduction Kwiatkowska, R. ([2026] EWCA Crim 45) concerned...
Unless Orders Must Be Precisely Clear: Compliance Can Be Assessed by Reading Online Claim Particulars Together with Supplementary Filed Material Case: Gumbrell v YPG Pembroke Studios Ltd [2026] EWCA...
Riley, R. v — Age Alone Does Not Rigidly Mandate “Particularly Vulnerable” Harm Categorisation in Assault by Penetration Sentencing 1) Introduction This decision of the England and Wales Court of...
Transferee Lenders May Retain and Vary an Inherited Mortgage SVR; CCA Unfair-Relationship Remedies Cannot Reach Regulated Mortgages via “Related Agreements” 1. Introduction Breeze & Ors v TSB Bank...
Associational Standing Requires Documentary Proof; Defects in Licensing Fees Do Not Invalidate Housing Act 2004 Designations 1) Introduction This Court of Appeal decision concerns an attempted...
Relief from Sanctions Refused for Non-Compliance with a Security for Costs Unless Order Where “Impossibility” Is Not Proved, Diligence Is Lacking, and No Practical Route to Compliance Is Offered...
Benefit-Only Assignees as “Parties to a Code Agreement” for Part 5 (Termination/Modification) Applications under the Electronic Communications Code 1. Introduction On Tower UK Ltd v AP Wireless II...
Marley, R. v — Renewed Leave to Appeal Against Sentence: High Threshold for Disparity, Late Evidence, and Extensions of Time in “Level 1” Kidnap/Extortion Cases 1. Introduction Marley, R. v ([2026]...
Dangerousness and Extended Determinate Sentences: Reasons Must Address Public Risk (Baker & McGuire) 1. Introduction R v Baker & Anor ([2026] EWCA Crim 154) is a Solicitor General’s reference for...
R v Munro: Cumulative Domestic Abuse Impact Can Justify Category 1 Harm (B1) for ABH and Consecutive Sentences Within Totality 1) Introduction R. v Munro ([2026] EWCA Crim 151) is a sentence appeal...
Caudrey, R. v — Duty to Address Suspended Sentence Guideline Factors Where Suspension Is Available 1) Introduction R v Caudrey concerns an appeal against sentence arising from the importation of...
Hopkinson: Loss of Time Orders for Hopeless Renewed Conviction Appeals After Guilty Pleas Alleging Non-Disclosure 1. Introduction R. v Hopkinson ([2026] EWCA Crim 161) is a decision of the England...
Immediate Custody Proper Where Suspension Criteria Under the Imposition Guideline Are Not Met: R v Lee [2026] EWCA Crim 132 1) Introduction This decision of the England and Wales Court of Appeal...
R v Odeyemi: Joinder of SRO-Breach and Rape, Intoxicated Consent Directions, and s.34 Inferences Without Identified Interview Questions 1. Introduction Odeyemi, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 162, 30 January...