Part 36.20 Fixes Costs by Reference to the Expiry of the Relevant Period, Not Later Multi-Track Allocation 1. Introduction Attersley v UK Insurance Ltd ([2026] EWCA Civ 217, CA (Civ Div), 4 March...
ICSID Article 54(1) as a Treaty-Based Submission Waiving Adjudicative State Immunity for UK Registration and Enforcement Case: The Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.A.R.L. &...
Examinership Not for Special-Purpose Property SPVs with Incidental Employment: Discretion to Refuse Confirmation Where No Community Benefit and Creditor Prejudice Case: KC Capital Property Group Ltd...
CBOs require timely notice and a proven, tailored link between the offending and harassment/alarm/distress Introduction In R v Simms [2026] EWCA Crim 379, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Attorney-General’s Reference: Insufficient “Totality” Uplift Makes a Concurrent Sentence Unduly Lenient 1. Introduction R v Govinder Singh concerns an Attorney-General’s Reference under section 36 of...
R v Brooks [2026] EWCA Crim 410 — Section 100 CJA 2003: “Substantial Probative Value” Requires More Than General Credibility Attacks and Must Avoid Satellite Litigation 1. Introduction In Brooks, R....
Immigration Bail Is Not “Detention” for Habeas Corpus Unless Conditions Amount to a Significant Curtailment of Liberty 1. Introduction CHK, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home...
Sequential-Sale Injunctions in Receiver/Mortgagee Sales: Postponing Sale of One Charged Asset Where Another May Discharge the Debt Introduction This High Court judgment (O’Connell J, 3 March 2026)...
Townsend v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust: No “Clinical Decision” Carve‑Out—Life‑Sustaining Treatment for Incapacitous Adults Must Be Determined Under MCA Best Interests, with...
“Highly Consistent” Psychiatric Findings Must Be Weighed on Credibility and Persecution: Limits of Mere Quotation of Medico-Legal Reports (and a Multi-Factor Approach to s.5(2) Extensions) 1....
Appellate Restraint on Unduly Lenient Sentence References Where the Judge Remains Within the Guideline Range (Category 2B Sexual Assault) 1. Introduction R v Hadsh concerned an application by His...
When Intoxication Directions Are Unnecessary: Admissions of Intent Can Neutralise the Sheehan and Moore/Aidid Requirement Case: R EX - v - MATTEO BOTTARELLI Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 383 Court:...
Closing Speeches Are Not Evidence: No Duty to Rehearse Defence Submissions When Jury Requests Copies 1) Introduction Case: Mohammed, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 340 (CA (Crim Div)) Date: 5 March 2026...
Judicial Review Leave Refused Where Ombudsman Is Confined to Administrative-Process Review and Cannot Reassess Legal Opinions Underlying Legal Aid Board Refusals 1) Introduction Wynne v The Office Of...
Same-Level High Court Judge Bound by Prior Strike-Out Ruling Unless a Genuinely New, Credible Expert Basis (“Air of Reality”) Emerges 1) Introduction This High Court ruling (Charleton J, ex tempore,...
Refusing a Stay Against Digital Services Act Complaint-Information Referrals: Okunade Weighting Applies Undiluted Despite Novel/Systemic Challenges 1) Introduction This judgment of Ferriter J...
Sentencing Limits: No “Production” Basis Where Creation Pre-dated Criminalisation and Conviction Is for Possession 1) Introduction R v Johnston ([2026] EWCA Crim 341) concerned an application for...
Contempt in the Face of the Court: Custodial Sanctions, No DPP Referral Without Trial Findings, and Remote-Attendance Controls for Persistent Disruption Case: Burke v O'Longain and Ors [No. 2]...
Section 28 “Statutory Occupation” Cannot Be Ended by Self‑Help Re‑Entry: Termination Requires a Court Order (Exceptional Circumstances) Case: Verbenagrove Ltd v Evans and Anor (Approved) [2026] IEHC...
R v Mallinson & Brown [2026] EWCA Crim 358 — Requirement to Address Suspension Factors Where Custodial Term Is Two Years or Less (and When Serious Breach of Trust Still Demands Immediate Custody) 1....