Parade Routes and Competing Rights: No “Crucial Location” Threshold Under Article 11 Court: Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland Neutral citation: [2026] NICA 41 Delivered: 12 October 2026 Judgment:...
Climate-Consistent Infrastructure Approval Requires Adequate Inquiry, Not Project-Specific Allocation in a Climate Action Plan Court: Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland Neutral citation: [2026] NICA...
Murder Tariffs: Sustained Violence, Late Guilty Pleas and Domestic Aggravation Court: Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland Neutral citation: [2026] NICA 40 Judgment delivered: 25 September 2026 Panel:...
Mortgage Terms Incorporated by Reference: Reasonable Notice, Variable Interest Rates and the Limits of Land Registration Court: Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland Neutral citation: [2026] NICA 38...
Extended Licence Terms Are Upheld Where Public Protection Justifies a Sentence Within the Reasonable Range Case: R v McKenna (Rev1) [2026] NICA 39 Court: Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland | Date:...
Latimer Is Not a Freestanding Basis to Quash Historic Confession Convictions: Safety Turns on Case-Specific Link to Reliability Case: McDevitt, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] NICA 37 (Court of Appeal...
Assisting an Offender in a Murder: High-Level Assistance, Broad “Interests of Justice”, and the Limited Consequence of Sentencing Transparency Errors 1. Introduction In McCook & Anor, R. v [2026]...
Untraced Drivers’ Compensation for Minors: Arbitration and Fund-Protection Measures Can Satisfy EU Equivalence/Effectiveness (Fact-Sensitive) Case: Morgan, Application for Judicial Review [2026] NICA...
Declarations of Parentage and Public Policy: No Recognition of a Non-Birth Mother Outside the HFEA 2008 Gateways 1. Introduction In C v M & Anor [2026] NICA 32 (Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland,...
Delay in Prison Opiate Substitution Therapy (OST) Assessment: No Article 3/8 Breach Where Interim Care and Clinically-Driven Prioritisation Render Treatment Adequate 1. Introduction Clarke, Re...
Integrated School Transformation: Article 92(6) “Reasonable Numbers” as a Mandatory Gatekeeper Despite Article 64(1) Support Duties Case: JR335 (A Minor) & Anor, Application for Judicial Review...
Judicial Review Cannot Circumvent a Bespoke Statutory Appeal: Alternative Remedy and Order 53 Time Runs When Grounds First Arise 1. Introduction McAteer v Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for...
Out-of-time Service of a Notice of Appeal: No Waiver by Alternative Relief, and No Extension Where the Appeal Depends on New, Fact-sensitive, Contradictory Grounds 1. Introduction In Kirkpatrick &...
Loss of Time Directions in Northern Ireland Criminal Appeals: s.29(2) Power Confirmed and Future Use Flagged for Unmeritorious Appeals 1. Introduction The King v Bui [2026] NICA 26 is a decision of...
Comparator Requirement in IVF/Surrogacy Funding Challenges and No Article 8 Duty to Provide “Family-Creation” Services 1. Introduction In JR176(2), Application for Judicial Review [2026] NICA 27, the...
Custody-Likely Child Sentencing: Youth Conference Reports as the Default and Article 45 (1998 Order) as the Proper Custodial Framework Case: The King v EW Neutral citation: [2026] NICA 23 Court:...
Hague Child Abduction: New Evidence of Distress During Wrongful Retention Does Not Ordinarily Defeat Return Where Protective Measures and Prompt Welfare Adjudication Exist Case: AG v JW Neutral...
Welfare-Focused Residence Relocation Appeals: Deference on Review, Evidence-Based Change, and Limits on Expert “Violence” Evidence 1) Introduction In A Father and A Mother Re A Child [2026] NICA 22,...
Age Assessment Appeals: The “Plainly Wrong” Threshold and the Limits of “Benefit of the Doubt” Where Cogent Evidence Establishes Adulthood 1. Introduction In JR256, Appeal Against the Dismissal of an...
Finality of Possession Orders: No Collateral Attack (or “Fraud” Plea) by Trespass Defence After Lawful Eviction 1. Introduction In KBC Bank NV v Smith & Ors [2026] IECA 80, the Court of Appeal (Allen...