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...
Age and Maturity as Mandatory Considerations in Historic IPP/DPP Sentencing: Indeterminate Sentences as Last Resort Case: Davis v R Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 743 Court: Court of Appeal...
Operational Benefits Are a Relevant Proscription Factor: A Wide National-Security Margin in Article 10/11 Challenges Case: The Secretary of State for the Home Department v Ammori, R (on the...
Costs on Appeals: Accounting for Dishonesty on Both Sides and Issue-Relevance Across Joined Claims Case: Ward & Ors v Donnellan & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 729 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Anchor-parent caregiving limits justify full home transfer and enhanced child maintenance under the 2010 Act Introduction In K.L v M.N (Cohabitation; ancillary relief) (Approved) [2026] IEHC 474, the...
Default Judgment in Personal Injuries Actions Requires Prior Service (and Proof of Service) of the Affidavit of Verification 1. Introduction In Meyler v Blimka [Trading as Bungee Fit] and Ors...
Section 91 Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006: No Sentence Reduction Without a Written Cooperation Agreement Introduction In Crown Appeal against Sentence by His Majesty's...
Persistent Domestic Abuse and Disregard of Court Orders Can Justify a Dangerousness Finding and an Extended Determinate Sentence for ABH R v Froom [2026] EWCA Crim 805 (CA (Crim Div)), 12 June 2026...
Determinate s.15A Sentences “Specify” the Minimum Term: Temporary Release Bar Under s.27(3I) Unless Grave Humanitarian Reason 1) Introduction This High Court judicial review decision ([2026] IEHC...
Mootness in EPA Complaint Litigation: Appeals Supersede Earlier Decisions and s.76 ADMC Act 2015 Only Permits Prospective Removal of Attorneys 1) Introduction In Burke v The Director Of The Decision...
IPAT Credibility and Reasons: “Patent Rationale” Suffices Without Item-by-Item COI Treatment 1) Introduction In GT v International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Anor (Approved) [2026] IEHC 426, the...
TOMS does not extend to on-demand minicab platforms absent comparability with travel agents/tour operators Introduction In Revenue and Customs v Bolt Services UK Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 720, the Court of...
De Novo Circuit Court Appeals Cure Earlier Procedural Defects; Protective Costs Orders Outside Environmental Law Remain Exceptional 1) Introduction In Webster v The Director of Public Prosecutions...
Joinder of the Minister for Health as Notice Party Where Judicial Review Directly Impugns Sláintecare “Public-Only” Surgical Hub Policy 1) Introduction This High Court judgment (Manning v The Health...
Valuation appeals include the unit of valuation: the Tribunal may review and reverse a s.17(2)(b) “split” Introduction This High Court judgment ([2026] IEHC 375, Ms. Justice Siobhán Phelan, 12 June...
No Judicial Review Remedy to Enforce Consistency Between Separate Circuit/District Court Cases Involving Different Parties 1. Introduction In Polyakova v A Judge Of The Circuit Court (Midland...
Article 30 Hague Convention Does Not Displace Mediation/Without Prejudice Privilege in Return Proceedings Case: A.B.C.D v E.F (Child Abduction; Mediation, Privilege) (Approved) [2026] IEHC 394 Court:...
When a Genuine and Reasonable Belief of 16+ Makes the Section 5 Guideline Inappropriate: A Structured Approach to Sentencing and Culpability 1. Introduction Bailey v R [2026] EWCA Crim 741 is a...
Defamation Meaning and the “Reasonable Reader”: Non‑Defamatory “Lawyer Did His Job” Meanings Cannot Ground a Truth Plea 1) Introduction Tweed v Georgetown University (trading as Georgetown University...
Dishonesty, Client-Account Deficits and Repeat Regulatory Breaches: Strike-Off as the Presumptive Outcome and Composite Sanctioning Under the 2015 Act Case: Law Society of Ireland v McSweeney...