Resisting a Child Arrangements Appeal Is Not “Exceptional” Conduct: The Court of Appeal Reaffirms the No-Costs Norm in Children Proceedings 1. Introduction M, Re (A Child: Costs) [2026] EWCA Civ 381...
Mandatory Adjournment to Secure Non‑Means‑Tested Legal Aid in County Court Committal Proceedings Case: Davies v Lettington Citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 364 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Formula-Based Government Education Funding as Third-Party Consideration Creating a VAT “Direct Link” Case: Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Colchester Institute Corporation...
[2026] CSOH 28 — Declarator Competent to Determine Enforceability and Scope of HMRC Undertakings as Unilateral Obligations, Despite Parallel Tax Tribunal Proceedings 1. Introduction SR Aviation...
Reduction of Confirmation is Competent in the Court of Session; Sheriff Appeal Court Appeal Not Available in Commissary Proceedings 1. Introduction Saddiq Ahmed against Kamall Ahmed ([2026] CSOH 30)...
Reduction of a Grant of Confirmation as a Competent Remedy in Commissary Practice (and Interim Suspension/Interdict Pending Proof) 1. Introduction Saddiq Ahmed against Kamall Ahmed (Court of Session)...
“Any Person” Includes the Law Society: Competence of Self-Referred Conduct Complaints to the SLCC and Mandatory Censure for AML Reporting Failures 1. Introduction Petitioner: Nicola Simone Cannon, a...
Unfair Prejudice in Scottish CVAs: An Equitable, Fact-Sensitive Inquiry (Not a Rule-Bound “Vertical/Horizontal Comparator” Exercise) Court: Outer House, Court of Session Citation: [2026] CSOH 29...
Section 57(4) TCPA 1990: Reverter Turns on the Statutory Counterfactual, Not “New Planning Unit” Extinguishment or Spatial Unity Case: Titchfield Festival Theatre Ltd v Secretary of State for...
Non-receipt of a Properly Served Improvement Notice May Constitute a “Reasonable Excuse” under Housing Act 2004 s.30 Case: Manchester City Council v Tabbasam Citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 361 Court:...
Refusal of Direct and Indirect Parental Contact Where a 14‑Year‑Old’s Views Are Found Genuinely Held and Welfare Is Not Improved by Compulsion 1) Introduction ZS v TS ([2026] CSOH 27, Outer House,...
Interim Possession Orders Cannot Undercut POCA Cash Forfeiture: Challenges Must Proceed by Judicial Review 1. Introduction Mohammed Ameen Mirza against The Lord Advocate and another ([2026] CSOH 31,...
Peer-Consent (“Romeo and Juliet”) Defence Requires Complainant’s Actual Attainment of 15: No Constitutional Right to a “Reasonable Mistake as to 15” Extension Luke v Director of Public Prosecutions...
Causing Death by Dangerous Driving: Multiple Culpability A Features Require Category A and a 12-Year Starting Point (Unduly Lenient Sentence) 1) Introduction This was an Attorney General’s Reference...
Res gestae remains admissible despite a proven lie: the test stays whether concoction or distortion can be disregarded 1. Introduction In R v Shiel [2026] EWCA Crim 386, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Partially Constructed Apartment Blocks Are Not “Houses” Under s.2 Planning and Development Act 2000 for s.48(3A) Development Contribution Reductions 1) Introduction In Hibernia Real Estate Group Ltd...
Avoiding Double Counting of Psychological Harm and Properly Valuing Service Mitigation in Service-Court Rape Sentencing Case: R v Ball (Court Martial Appeal Court) Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim...
Article 6 Delay Findings Do Not, Without Linked Prejudice, Justify Re-opening Confiscation Appeals to Reduce Default Terms Case: Neophytou & Anor, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 489 Court:...
Section 11 Sexual Offences Act 2003: Permissible Inferences on Sexual Gratification Must Be Read in the Round with Clear Element-by-Element Directions Case: R v NJT [2026] EWCA Crim 451 Court: Court...
Independent Decision-Making Representative Where Intra‑Family Conflict Makes a Relative’s Appointment Unsafe or Procedurally Unfair Court: High Court of Ireland (Wards of Court) Neutral citation:...