city-of-london... Case Commentaries

Gilvarry v Maher [2026] IEHC 157 — Limitation Time in Estate Possession Claims Runs from Administrator’s Appointment and Post-Removal Trespass, Not from Death

Date: Mar 18, 2026

Limitation Time in Estate Possession Claims Runs from Administrator’s Appointment and Post-Removal Trespass, Not from Death Case: Gilvarry v Maher (Approved) [2026] IEHC 157 Court: High Court of...

Implied Incidental Power to Correct an Obviously Mistaken ILR Notification: Prompt Withdrawal and Replacement with Intended LLR

Date: Mar 18, 2026

Implied Incidental Power to Correct an Obviously Mistaken ILR Notification: Prompt Withdrawal and Replacement with Intended LLR 1) Introduction Case: YC, R (on the application of) v Secretary of...

Domestic Violence in International Protection Claims: Death Threats Treated Within the Domestic Violence Spectrum and “Women in Georgia” Not Automatically a Particular Social Group

Date: Mar 18, 2026

Domestic Violence in International Protection Claims: Death Threats Treated Within the Domestic Violence Spectrum and “Women in Georgia” Not Automatically a Particular Social Group Case: N.K. v The...

Section 5 Extensions Are a Broad, Proportionate Discretion (Not a Punishment): and IPAT “General Credibility” Findings Must Be Factually Accurate, Context-Sensitive, and COI-Correct

Date: Mar 18, 2026

Section 5 Extensions Are a Broad, Proportionate Discretion (Not a Punishment): and IPAT “General Credibility” Findings Must Be Factually Accurate, Context-Sensitive, and COI-Correct Case: G. (Angola)...

Section 50 “Unreasonable Interference” Test: Discharging a Freehold Restrictive Covenant Where It Sterilises Servient Land Despite Planning Permission and No Practical Benefit

Date: Mar 18, 2026

Section 50 “Unreasonable Interference” Test: Discharging a Freehold Restrictive Covenant Where It Sterilises Servient Land Despite Planning Permission and No Practical Benefit Case: GUIA Properties...

Doyle (No. 3): Climate Act s.15 “spectrum of options”, incorporation of CPPAs via conditions, and “probability not possibility” for bat derogation sequencing

Date: Mar 18, 2026

Doyle (No. 3): Climate Act s.15 “spectrum of options”, incorporation of CPPAs via conditions, and “probability not possibility” for bat derogation sequencing Court: High Court (Humphreys J.)...

Domestic Robbery Sentencing: Knowledge of a Handgun and Significant Planning Fix Category A Culpability Despite a “Driver” Role (and Newton Hearing Reduces Plea Credit)

Date: Mar 18, 2026

Domestic Robbery Sentencing: Knowledge of a Handgun and Significant Planning Fix Category A Culpability Despite a “Driver” Role (and Newton Hearing Reduces Plea Credit) Case: Ronan, R. v Court:...

Fraud Act sentencing: “greater harm” and immediate custody for driving theory test cheating

Date: Mar 18, 2026

Fraud Act sentencing: “greater harm” and immediate custody for driving theory test cheating despite guideline mismatch Case: Rex v Ali Samadi Rasul Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 453 Court: Court...

Totality in Historic Intra‑Familial Child Rape: Appellate Correction Where Consecutive Sentences Yield a Disproportionate Overall Term

Date: Mar 18, 2026

Totality in Historic Intra‑Familial Child Rape: Appellate Correction Where Consecutive Sentences Yield a Disproportionate Overall Term 1. Introduction In R. v VFT [2026] EWCA Crim 536, the Court of...

FSPO Decisions as Res Judicata: No Fresh Court Proceedings on the Same Complaint Absent Statutory Appeal

Date: Mar 17, 2026

FSPO Decisions as Res Judicata: No Fresh Court Proceedings on the Same Complaint Absent Statutory Appeal 1) Introduction Pysz v New Ireland Assurance Company PLC (Approved) [2026] IEHC 165 concerns...

One-step fundamental-rights assessment for UK TCAW surrender: no Aranyosi two-step post-Alchester; “truly exceptional” threshold for family-life objections

Date: Mar 17, 2026

One-step fundamental-rights assessment for UK TCAW surrender: no Aranyosi & Caldaru two-step post-Alchester; “truly exceptional” threshold for family-life objections 1) Introduction In Minister for...

“Building” in LTA 1987 Part I Means a Functionally Integrated Built Envelope (Not a Multi-Block Estate Sharing Appurtenances)

Date: Mar 16, 2026

“Building” in LTA 1987 Part I Means a Functionally Integrated Built Envelope (Not a Multi-Block Estate Sharing Appurtenances) 1. Introduction SGL 1 Ltd v FSV Freeholders Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 267 is a...

Pringle v Nervo: Costs in Children Act Proceedings—No Departure from the “No Order” Norm Without Truly Reprehensible/Unreasonable Litigation Conduct Assessed Bilaterally

Date: Mar 16, 2026

Pringle v Nervo: Costs in Children Act Proceedings—No Departure from the “No Order” Norm Without Truly Reprehensible/Unreasonable Litigation Conduct Assessed Bilaterally 1. Introduction Pringle v...

Right to Silence Preserved in Regulatory Proceedings: No Adverse Inference from an After‑Caution “No Comment” Interview

Date: Mar 16, 2026

Right to Silence Preserved in Regulatory Proceedings: No Adverse Inference from an After‑Caution “No Comment” Interview 1. Introduction Belvoir Logistics Ltd & Anor v Driver and Vehicle Agency [2026]...

Reserved Matters Remain Anchored to the Identified Outline Permission: “As Varied by” a Section 73 Permission Does Not Switch the Parent Consent

Date: Mar 16, 2026

Reserved Matters Remain Anchored to the Identified Outline Permission: “As Varied by” a Section 73 Permission Does Not Switch the Parent Consent 1. Introduction Wildfish, R (On the Application Of) v...

CPR 52.30 Reopening is Exceptional: Later Authority is Not Enough, and “Reason Why” Findings Remain for the ET

Date: Mar 16, 2026

CPR 52.30 Reopening is Exceptional: Later Authority is Not Enough, and “Reason Why” Findings Remain for the ET 1. Introduction Omooba v Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (t/a Global Artists) & Anor...

K1 v B (No. 2) [2026] EWCA Civ 261 — Commentary

Date: Mar 16, 2026

Section 68(4) as a One‑Tier “Gatekeeper”: The Court of Appeal Has No Permission Jurisdiction Where the High Court Refuses Section 68 Relief on the Merits 1) Introduction K1 v B (No. 2) concerns an...

s.187B TCPA Injunctions: Courts May Assume (Not Decide) Breach, Treat Protest/Public Order as Non-planning Harm, and Award Separate Costs to a Joined SSHD Where a Distinct Statutory Interest Requires Separate Representation

Date: Mar 16, 2026

s.187B TCPA Injunctions: Courts May Assume (Not Decide) Breach, Treat Protest/Public Order as Non-planning Harm, and Award Separate Costs to a Joined SSHD Where a Distinct Statutory Interest Requires...

Custody as a Precondition to Accelerated Release Applications under the 1998 Act, and Quashing Unlawful Release Despite Delay

Date: Mar 14, 2026

Custody as a Precondition to Accelerated Release Applications under the 1998 Act, and Quashing Unlawful Release Despite Delay 1. Introduction This Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland decision...

Third-Party Costs: s.17 Courts Act 1981 Inapplicable, but Circuit-Scale and “Differential” Costs Orders May Be Made by Analogy under s.168 LSRA 2015

Date: Mar 14, 2026

Third-Party Costs: s.17 Courts Act 1981 Inapplicable, but Circuit-Scale and “Differential” Costs Orders May Be Made by Analogy under s.168 Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 1. Introduction Ashdrum...