Unduly Lenient Sentence References: A Finding of Undue Leniency Without Increasing the Minimum Term Where Correction Would Be Modest 1) Introduction R v Monro [2026] EWCA Crim 906 is a reference by...
Domestic Burglary Sentencing: Full-Event Harm for a Peripheral Driver and Limited Guilty-Plea Credit After a Contested Trial 1) Introduction In R v Ibrahim [2026] EWCA Crim 1018, the Court of Appeal...
Consecutive Sentencing Required Where Concurrent Terms Would Nullify Punishment for Separate Indictments Introduction In R v Fenton [2026] EWCA Crim 1075, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Undue Leniency in Prison-Corruption Sentencing: Disclosing an Informant’s Identity Must Be Reflected in the Aggregate Sentence (and May Justify a Marked Uplift for the Instigating Prisoner) 1....
Subsidy Control Act 2022: CAT Must Decide for Itself Whether a Measure Is a “Subsidy Decision” (Including CMO/Economic Advantage) Case: Weis v Greater Manchester Combined Authority [2026] EWCA Civ...
Discontinuance Notices under Regulation 8(1)(b): No Free-Standing Duty to Assess Every Deemed Consent Class Absent a Properly Advanced Alternative Case Case: City Outdoor Media Ltd v Secretary of...
Section 72 “Danger to the Community” Requires Explicit Findings on Ongoing Extremist Support and Coherent Treatment of the Two Presumptions 1. Introduction In A1 v Secretary of State for the Home...
Charging-Date Defects and Totality Uplifts in Indecent Images Sentencing: No Need to Amend Where Basis Is Agreed 1. Introduction In Bornes, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 808, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Collateral Attacks and Procedural Defects in Committal Appeals: Adequate Notice Defeats Unfairness 1. Introduction Wood & Anor v Fleming [2026] EWCA Civ 780 is a Court of Appeal decision arising from...
No Vicarious Liability for Torts by an Independent Contractor’s Employees Absent a Hawley-Type Transfer of Control Introduction In Burger v Risk Solutions BG Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 804, the Court...
Communicourt Intermediary Reports Are Not “Expert” Proof of Cognitive Impairment for Fair-Trial Applications: R v Simmons [2026] EWCA Crim 928 1) Introduction In R v Simmons [2026] EWCA Crim 928, the...
Generic “Coercive Control” Expert Evidence and Irrelevant Third‑Party Records: Focus, Relevance, and Myth‑Directions in Murder Appeals 1. Introduction R v Rawle [2026] EWCA Crim 912 concerns a...
Immediate Custody for Sexual Communication with a Child: When Seriousness Justifies Refusing Suspension Despite Rehabilitation Prospects 1) Introduction In R v Farooq [2026] EWCA Crim 901, the...
Brief Neck Compression in Assault by Penetration: Category 2B Harm and Dangerousness Justifying an Extended Sentence 1. Introduction In R v Smith [2026] EWCA Crim 915, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Standard “Remand Counts” Remarks Do Not Disapply s 240ZA CJA 2003 Where Custody Also Relates to Recall/Other Matters 1) Introduction In R v Worrell [2026] EWCA Crim 893, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Youth-to-Adult Sentencing for Rape: Proper Use of Adult Guidelines and the “Half to Two-Thirds” Approach Introduction In R v Khalaf [2026] EWCA Crim 880, the England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Sentencing Guidelines: Harm Categories Must Follow Listed Factors; Psychological Harm Treated as Aggravation (and Victim Surcharge Time-Limit) 1. Introduction In R v AGY [2026] EWCA Crim 882 (CA...
Using Adult Sentencing Guidelines as a Benchmark for Child Offenders in Grave Violence, with a Discretionary Youth Reduction 1) Introduction In Jhangha & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 897, the Court of...
Double Counting and Uplifts from Guideline Starting Points in Serious Injury by Careless Driving Case: R v Tamoev [2026] EWCA Crim 896 (CA (Crim Div)) Date: 25 June 2026 Court: England and Wales...
Totality, Delay and Parity in Unduly Lenient Sentence References: Robbery Spree Requires a Real Totality Uplift and Proper Plea Credit Case: Kerari, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 908 (CA...