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:...
“Safe Word” and BDSM Evidence after Kirkup: Section 275(1)(c) Probative Value, No Standing Consent, and Article 6 Fairness 1. Introduction Sean Kirkup v His Majesty’s Advocate ([2026] HCJAC 11) is an...
Armed Group Violence: Joinder, Secondary Liability at Half-Time, and the Limits of Fresh Psychiatric Evidence on Appeal Case: Odunewu & Ors v R Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 444 Court: England...
“Subject to” Does Not (Without Clear Words) Make Payment Conditional on Prior Delivery: Presumption of Concurrent Conditions in Share Sale Completion 1. Introduction Textor v Iconic Sports Eagle...
Fresh Expert Psychiatric Evidence Is Not “Fresh” If It Re-runs Trial Material: No Second-Opinion Appeals on Diminished Responsibility 1. Introduction Thomas (Previously Edgington) v R [2026] EWCA...
Section 26 ACA 2002: “Necessary” Post-Placement Parental Contact May Be Ordered (Not Merely Recited) Where Otherwise the Relationship Is Likely to Wither Case: B-A, Re (Placement Order and Contact...
Parker v West Midlands Trains Ltd: Rule 37(5) Extension Where a Minor Rule 3(1) Document Omission Is Rectified Late Following Misleading Tribunal Reassurance 1) Introduction Parties: Mr Parker...
Sanctions Compliance as a “Wide Net”: Payments Under Confirmed Standby Letters of Credit Are Prohibited When “In Connection With” Aircraft-Lease Arrangements, and SAMLA s44 Shields Against Debt,...
Territorial Revocation Clauses, Lex Domicilii and Foreign Movables: When an Earlier Will Survives for Assets Abroad 1) Introduction The Estate of Patrick Joseph Quinn, Re (Rev1) [2026] IEHC 188...
Stays Pending Judicial Review: Strong Presumption in Favour of Continuing a DSA Investigation, Including “Provider” Scoping 1) Introduction Bytedance Ltd v Coimisiún na Mean and Anor [2026] IEHC 196...
FOISA s36 (Confidentiality in Legal Proceedings): Legal Professional Privilege can be overridden only by “clear, compelling and specific” public-interest justification Case: The Scottish Ministers...
Section 7 Land Registration Act (NI) 1970: Finality of High Court Appeals, Recitals vs Operative Orders, and Exceptional Rights of Audience 1. Introduction In McKeever v Key Property Management Ltd...
Limited Youth Mitigation for Near-Adult Repeat Rape Offending: Concurrency and Totality in Extended Sentences Introduction In [2026] EWCA Crim 486 (Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Lewis LJ,...
Judicial Review Leave: Bias Allegations Require Evidential Basis; RTB Tribunal “General” Personal Findings May Be Ultra Vires; Hybrid Hearing Access Can Ground Fair-Procedure Leave 1) Introduction In...
Judicial review cannot bypass the trial court where a guilty plea stands: exceptional-case threshold and exhaustion of remedies Case: Benevicius v The Director of Public Prosecutions and Ors...
Community Council Dissolution: Proper-Purpose Limits and the Court’s Refusal of a “Declarator in the Air” 1. Introduction Samantha Kane against Leslie Stewart Waugh and another (Court of Session)...
Whole Life Order as the Norm for a Second Murder: Structured Schedule 21 Analysis and Limited Mitigation for Late Pleas and Personality-Driven Violence 1. Introduction In R v March [2026] EWCA Crim...
Robbery Sentencing: “More than Minimal” Psychological Harm Must Be Evidenced, Not Assumed from an Immediate Victim Impact Statement Case: R v Davies Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1085 Court:...
Intermediaries and Jury Requests to Revisit ABE Evidence: Arguable “Unsafety” as the Gatekeeper for Leave to Appeal Case: WG, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1086 (CA (Crim Div)) Date: 26 March 2026 Court:...
Planning JR Appeals: No Certificate Where “Design Flexibility” Points Do Not Arise, Are Fact-Application Disguised as Law, and Are Contrary to Finality/Public Interest—Especially for Renewable Energy...