Abuse of Process: Strike-Out Motions Cannot Re-Litigate a Concluded Judgment in a Section 74 Fraudulent Conveyance Action 1) Introduction In Filbeck Limited v Kirwan (Approved) [2026] IEHC 306, the...
Section 5 Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004: “Allowing” Liability Turns on an Evidenced Pre-existing Risk and Foreseeable Circumstances—Not Mere Breach of a Safety Plan or Generalised...
Affray directions: omission of s.6(2) mens rea is not fatal where the jury’s actus reus finding inexorably proves intent 1) Introduction In Summerson & Anor v Rex [2026] EWCA Crim 625, the Court of...
Adoption Is Not an “Either/Or” with Family Bonds: Courts Must Properly Apply ACA 2002 Welfare and Use s.26 Contact to Secure Sibling Relationships 1. Introduction In Re L (A Child: Placement and...
Limits on Striking Out an Appeal Notice Pre‑Permission and “Substantial Effect” Compliance for Tenancy Deposit Prescribed Information 1. Introduction In Hamer v Levy [2026] EWCA Civ 662, the Court of...
Conditional Fee Agreements: Express Termination-and-Payment Code Defeats Restitutionary Quantum Meruit After Repudiation 1. Introduction The Winros Partnership v Global Energy Horizons Corporation...
Repayment Defences in Foreign-Law Tort Claims: Pleading “Choice” and Proving Discharge Beyond Ledger Entries 1. Introduction JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomosiky & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 658 is...
Transitional Discretionary Leave: “Through to settlement” preserves the pre‑2012 route (including the 10‑year exclusion pathway), and unlawful refusals must be remitted—not replaced by a mandatory...
“Expose to sanctions” in EPS voyage charter clauses means a real risk, not a balance-of-probabilities breach Case: Tonzip Maritime (Singapore) PTE Ltd v 2 Rivers PTE Ltd Citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 641...
Limits on Post‑Trial Inquiry into Jury Issues: No s.23A CCRC Investigation Where the Record Suffices and No “Complete Repudiation” Is Shown 1. Introduction In R v Sala [2026] EWCA Crim 735 (Court of...
Hearsay in Serious Violence Trials: Reliability, Safeguards, and the Limits of “Cherry-Picking” Impeachment Material Case: R v Huzcavitch Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 709 Court: England and...
Severe Disability and Degrading Custodial Conditions as Powerful Mitigation on an Unduly Lenient Sentence Reference 1) Introduction In R v Shrives [2026] EWCA Crim 738, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Article 3(1) Work Equipment Directive: Directly Effective Worker Right and Disjunctive “Emanation of the State” Test (Farrell) Case: Wetherell v Student Loans Company Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 645 Court:...
Section 4(2) Contempt Act postponement orders must be tightly targeted and cannot suppress already-public material 1) Introduction In The Secretary of State for the Home Department v Ammori, R (on...
Sentencing Guidelines Are Not “Watertight Compartments”: Holistic Categorisation, Totality, and the Protective Purpose of Extended Sentences 1) Introduction In R v Eniola Aminu ([2026] EWCA Crim...
Sentencing uplifts for “significant role” couriers in mega-scale cocaine conspiracies: when 20 years becomes manifestly excessive Case: R v Weston [2026] EWCA Crim 708 (CA (Crim Div)) Date: 22 May...
Revisiting Section 11 Child-Arrangements After Proof: Unworkable Orders and Welfare-Driven Variation Court: Outer House, Court of Session (Scotland) Citation: [2026] CSOH 47 Judge: Lord Braid Date:...
Section 189A Personalised Plans Cannot Require “Part 6 Allocation Steps”: Clarifying the Part 6/Part 7 Boundary 1. Introduction AA, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Waltham Forest...
RAND Compliance and the Impermissibility of Forcing Arbitration/Stays for Third-Party SEP Cross-Licence Disputes 1. Introduction Acer Incorporated & Anor v Nokia Technologies OY concerns the...
Article 3 Medical Deportation Claims: “Intense Suffering” Is Mandatory and Speculative Post-Removal Offending/Imprisonment Is Too Remote Case: Secretary of State for the Home Department v OSB Neutral...