Article 15 Reception Conditions Directive: Labour Market Access Arises Only from Undue First-Instance Delay, Not Appeal Delay Case: B v The Internal Protection Appeals Tribunal and Ors [2026] IEHC...
Extreme Psychological Harm and Predatory Modus Operandi Justify Long Extended Sentences Despite Age and Ill-Health 1) Introduction In R. v Head [2026] EWCA Crim 799, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Wrongful birth in Scotland: duty of care owed to the father and additional care costs assessed by the child’s reasonable needs (not parental means) 1. Introduction In (First) PO and (Second) OO...
Sequential Seizure of Cash: s.7 Criminal Justice Act 2006 and Later s.38 Criminal Justice Act 1994 Are Cumulative Powers (Not a Single Time-Accruing Detention) 1) Introduction This High Court...
Strike-off as the near-invariable sanction for solicitor dishonesty under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 1. Introduction In The Law Society Of Ireland v O'Brien (Approved) [2026] IEHC 380,...
Historic Sexual Offences Spanning Youth and Adulthood: Lead Adult Rape Sentence, Concurrent Earlier Counts, and No Victim Surcharge for Pre‑s.161A Offences 1) Introduction In R v Harris [2026] EWCA...
Fair Procedures in Deportation Decisions: Notice Required Before Departing from Recent Zambrano Findings on Family Relationships Case: MAS and Ors v The Minister For Justice (Approved) Neutral...
Statutory Road-Traffic Alcohol Certificates: No Freestanding Chain-of-Custody Proof Requirement; Gaps Go to Weight Unless the Contrary Is Shown 1. Introduction Director of Public Prosecutions v...
Monitoring Officers’ Ethical-Standards Advice and Councillor Self-Recusal: No Invalidity of Planning Permission Absent a Disqualification or Procedural Irregularity Court: Outer House, Court of...
State Protection Must Be Assessed Through the Applicant’s Particular Risk Profile (Including Politically Powerful Non-State Persecutors) 1) Introduction I.U. v The Internal Protection Appeals...
Regulation 39 Summary Dismissal: A Criminal Conviction and Known Facts Can Satisfy Fair Procedures Without Disclosure of Underlying Witness Material Case: English v Commissioner Of An Garda Siochana...
Strike-off for Unauthorised Client-Account Fee Deductions and Systemic AML Non-Compliance (High Court confirmation under the 2015 Act) 1. Introduction In The Law Society Of Ireland v Kearns...
Incompetent Differentiated Homicide Verdicts in Concert Murder Trials: Whole-Verdict Reconsideration Rather Than Implied Acquittal Court: Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary (Scotland) Citation:...
Board-Nomination Rights and Dilutive Undervalue Share Issues as Potential “Unfair Prejudice” (s 994 Companies Act 2006) Case: Magic Investments SA v Broadbent & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 711 (CA (Civ...
Withdrawn Charges: Standard Jury Direction Suffices Where Evidence Remains Relevant to Live Charges 1. Introduction In Appeal against Conviction by CMD against His Majesty's Advocate [2026] HCJAC 20,...
Fair Notice in Long-Running Harassment Claims and Late-Produced Credibility Documents in Civil Proofs Court: Extra Division, Inner House, Court of Session (Scottish Court of Session) Citation: [2026]...
Appellate Review of “Return Home” Decisions: Adequacy of Reasons, PD12J Compliance, and Correcting an Ultra Vires Supervision Order Without an Appeal 1. Introduction F, G and H (RETURN HOME UNDER...
Contemporaneous Reasons Required in Brexit-Derived Residence Revocations: New Rationales Cannot Be Supplied in Litigation, and Futility Is Narrow 1) Introduction In Tahir and Anor v Minister For...
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...
Common Law Dockets: When an Erroneous Section 288BA Direction is De Minimis and Does Not Cause a Miscarriage of Justice 1. Introduction In Appeal against Conviction by RS against His Majesty's...