Section 49(7) Permission-to-Remain Reviews: A Brief “Best Interests” Conclusion Can Suffice Where Submissions Are Limited and Family Unity Is Preserved 1) Introduction In AAG-A and Anor v The...
Adequacy of Reasons in International Protection Appeals: The D.V.T.S. “Conflicting COI” Duty Arises Only Where COI is Genuinely in Conflict 1) Introduction E.S. (Albania) v The International...
R v EGC [2026] EWCA Crim 342 — Mandatory doli incapax direction where the alleged offence may pre-date 30 September 1998 1. Introduction This application for leave to appeal (referred by the...
Totality on Attorney-General References: Overall Sentence Controls the “Unduly Lenient” Assessment Even Where One Component Is Heavily Discounted Case: Mohammed & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 389...
Suspension and Recalibration of Custodial Sentences for Police-Targeted Violence: “Empty” Threats to Kill as Category 3B and Discretionary Tag Credit 1. Introduction R v Minter ([2026] EWCA Crim 359)...
Deception-Obtained Leave Is Not “Lawful Residence” for Section 117C(4)(a) Exception 1 1. Introduction Bokqiu v Secretary of State for the Home Department concerns the meaning of “lawfully resident in...
Fresh Evidence on Appeal: Credibility, Materiality, and “Perfunctory” Diligence Under s.23 Criminal Appeal Act 1968 1. Introduction Ghaffar v R ([2026] EWCA Crim 194) concerns an application by Rasib...
Objective Justification for VAT on Private School Fees: No Convention Right to a Low-Cost Faith-School Exemption 1. Introduction BYL & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Chancellor of the Exchequer...
“Inside Job” Commercial Robberies: When Significant Planning Requires the Professionally Planned Robbery Guideline (and Why the Court of Appeal Will Rarely Re-categorise) 1. Introduction Hussain &...
Adjournment for Absent Prosecuting Counsel: Balancing CrimPR 1.1 with Public Interest, Prior Listing History, and CPS Accountability 1) Introduction OEM & Anor, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 411) is a...
“Continue Indefinitely” Means “Not Perpetual”: Indefinite-Duration Commercial Licences Are Terminable on Reasonable Notice 1) Introduction Zaha Hadid Ltd v The Zaha Hadid Foundation [2026] EWCA Civ...
Credibility in International Protection: “Full Picture” COI Analysis and Meaningful Assessment of Summonses Before Rejecting Documentary Reliability Case: T [Algeria] v The International Protection...
Test-Passing Water Meters as Exclusive Proof of Volume Under Regulation 8: No Collateral Challenge by “Defect” Evidence 1. Introduction B & D Clays & Chemicals Ltd v Castle Water Ltd concerned a...
No “Default Deferral” of Litigation Funder Return Scrutiny at CPO Certification: CAT’s Supervisory Control and a “Realistic Prospect” Threshold for Intra-Class Conflict 1. Introduction Stephan v...
Duffy v Birmingham City Council: A Defective (Uncertified) Indemnity Certificate Does Not Invalidate a Bill of Costs or Detailed Assessment Commencement Introduction Duffy v Birmingham City Council...
Section 12(1A) Terrorism Act 2000 Is Article 10–Compatible Without a Freestanding Proportionality “Defence”: Proportionality Is Built Into the Offence’s Knowledge-and-Recklessness Ingredients Case:...
Consent Judgment Fixes the Bankruptcy Summons Debt: Pre‑Judgment Offsets Cannot Be Re-litigated; Courts Act Interest Prevents “Overstatement” 1. Introduction Re: Phelan [A Bankrupt] (Approved) [2026]...
Pisarski v Kepak Cork Unlimited Company: Deliberate Non-Service by a Plaintiff’s Solicitor Is Not a “Special Circumstance” Justifying Renewal of a Personal Injury Summons 1. Introduction In Pisarski...
Summary Judgment Granted but Execution Stayed Where Plaintiff in Liquidation and Potential Set-Off/Estoppel Could Otherwise Become Irrecoverable 1. Introduction JACC Sports Distributors Ltd (In...
R v Howden [2026] EWCA Crim 366: Neurodiversity, Reduced Culpability, and the Proper Approach to Suspending Custody 1) Introduction Howden, R. v concerned an appeal against sentence arising from a...