Irish Champerty Clarified: Debt-Recovery Percentage Fees and “No Foal, No Fee” Retainers Upheld (and Champerty Confirmed as a Defence) 1. Introduction Howley v McClean; Howley v. Howard (Approved)...
Separate Constitutional Right-to-Life Analysis Required in s.3(11) Deportation Revocation Where Suicide Risk is Raised 1. Introduction In J.K. and Ors v The Minister For Justice, Home Affairs and...
Material Contravention Requires Explicit Engagement: Playground Standards and the Commission’s Autonomous Duty to Protect Future Residents’ Amenity 1) Introduction In Abbey Park and District...
Interlocutory Relief Challenging Registered Title: Strong Evidence of Fraud/Mistake Required; Damages and Delay Defeat Equitable Relief 1. Introduction In Barrington v Attorney General & Ors [2026]...
Voluntary Post‑Proceedings MARP Engagement Does Not Bar Possession Absent a Code‑Mandated Moratorium or Provision 59 Alternative Repayment Arrangement Court: High Court of Ireland (Circuit Appeal)...
“Good reason” review under s. 76(3) Medical Practitioners Act 2007: High Court confirms cancellation where misconduct is extreme and process is fair 1) Introduction Medical Council v Bukhari...
Contempt Committal for Defying Possession Orders: Right of Appeal Does Not License Ongoing Disobedience Case: Teltsch v Buckley and Anor (Approved) [2026] IEHC 410 (High Court, Cregan J., 22 June...
No Order as to Costs in a Successful Case Stated Appeal Where the Determinative Jurisdictional Point Was Not Canvassed Below Introduction This costs judgment of the High Court (Bradley J.) in DPP v...
Section 277A Sentencing Act 2020: Short Prison Sentences Must Be Suspended Unless “Exceptional Circumstances” Are Found 1. Introduction R v Morgan [2026] EWCA Crim 886 is an important early Court of...
Modular Trial Discretion: Liability–Causation–Loss of Chance as a Single Module and Quantum Severable Even Where Liability Dominates Trial Time 1) Introduction In Persona Digital Telelphony Ltd and...
Uplift from the Schedule 21 Starting Point: Brutality, Intoxication and the “Manifestly Excessive” Threshold Case: Hanson, R. v Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Neutral...
A “Sherwin-compliant” Four-Step Duty to Reason Findings of No Material Contravention (Including Framework Plan Maps) 1. Introduction In MacSweeney v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors (Approved) [2026]...
Statutory Planning Record Integrity and Publication: Permanently Accurate s.111(7) Records and s.146 Disclosure of Superseded Inspector Reports Case: Environmental Trust Ireland v An Coimisiun...
Renewal of Personal Injury Summons: “Special Circumstances” Require Necessity and Reasonable Expedition—General COVID/Staffing Difficulties and Liability Admissions Will Not Excuse Multi‑Year...
3D‑Printed Firearms and “Exceptional Circumstances”: Sentencing Below the Five‑Year Minimum Must Still Be Guideline‑Anchored 1. Introduction In R v Chudziak [2026] EWCA Crim 843, the Court of Appeal...
Section 35(1)(b) CJPOA 1994: Modern Participation Measures Narrow “Undesirable to Give Evidence” and Reinforce Adverse Inference Directions Case: Shaw, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1061 (CACD), 19 June 2026...
Warrants for Possession Must Name the Court Messenger and Be Personally Adopted by the County Registrar: Article 40.5 Governs the Manner of State Enforcement 1) Introduction Ooi v Ireland Ors...
Deferment Orders Require a Realistic Prospect of a Different Non‑Custodial Outcome: R v Bhatnagar [2026] EWCA Crim 817 1. Introduction In R v Bhatnagar [2026] EWCA Crim 817 (Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Drug Importation Conspiracies: “Crossover” Role Findings, Exceptional Quantities, and Limited Weight of Family Hardship on Sentence Case: Nazari, R. v Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Extended Sentences: Courts Must Not “Max Out” Statutory Maximums at the Expense of Guilty Plea Credit and Guideline Reasoning 1. Introduction In Hussain, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1060, the Court of...