CPR 52.4 Oral Reconsideration: Email Requests, “Totally Without Merit” Gatekeeping, and Equitable Mortgage Backstops Case: Evans & Anor v Swansea Building Society Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Civ...
Remote Cyber Intrusions into UK Computers Can Constitute “Acts in the United Kingdom” under Section 5 of the State Immunity Act 1978 1. Introduction In The Kingdom of Bahrain v Shehabi and another...
Unlawful Act Manslaughter on Secondary Liability: Context Can Cure Imperfect Identification of the Base Offence in a Route to Verdict 1. Introduction In Jamal & Ors v R [2026] EWCA Crim 951, the...
Supplier “Business Connexion” Under Partnership Act 1890 s.29 Requires a Partnership Asset; s.42 Does Not Apply Where Both Ex‑Partners Trade Post‑Dissolution Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal...
User Damages as an Arguable Remedy for Section 18 Competition Act 1998 Abuses Involving Data 1. Introduction In Meta Platforms Inc & Ors v Gormsen [2026] EWCA Civ 993, the Court of Appeal (Green LJ,...
“Pure Rate-Mitigation Occupation” Is Not Occupation for Empty Property Relief Reset Case: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London v 48th Street Holdings Ltd & Anor Citation:...
Adoption Proportionality Requires Child-Specific Harm Consequences and Consideration of DAPO/Supervision Alternatives 1. Introduction In F (Children: Placement Orders: Proportionality) [2026] EWCA...
Dynamic incorporation prevails: “protected benefits” clauses in PHI handbooks constrain unilateral variation, not collectively agreed change 1. Introduction Crabb & Ors v TUI Airways Ltd [2026] EWCA...
Honest Opinion after Bridgen v Hancock: No Third‑Party Opinion Evidence under s 3(4) and a Strict, Belief‑Focused s 3(5) Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Neutral citation:...
Proportionate, Pleadings-Led Discovery in Shareholder Oppression Claims: Targeted Related-Party Disclosure, Limited Confidentiality Intrusion, and a Presumption Against Unilateral Redactions 1)...
Judicial Review Leave Refused Where a Statutory Appeal Exists: RTB Determinations, Relevance, and Bias Allegations 1. Introduction In Hennigan v Residential Tenancies Board and Anor (Approved) [2026]...
Allegations of “Parental Alienation Syndrome” Do Not Legally Mandate a Specialist Expert Under s.32 (and Disagreement with Evidential Weight Is Not for Judicial Review) Case: L.H. (Custody And Access...
No “Compelling Reasons” Threshold for Strike-Out After Grovit Abuse: Discretion Governed by the CPR Overriding Objective 1) Introduction In Blackberry Ltd v Optiemus Infracom Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ...
Section 259 Hearsay: No Mandatory Psychiatric Report and Deference to the Trial Judge’s Finding of Witness Unfitness Introduction This appeal in the Scottish High Court of Justiciary (Appeal Court)...
Estoppel by Conduct: Privilege Cannot Shield a Litigation Volte-Face Justified Only by “Changed Legal Advice” Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA...
Refusal of European Arrest Warrant Surrender Where the Issuing State Cannot Assure Minimum 3m² Personal Space and Fails to Provide Specific Mitigation Against Overcrowding 1. Introduction The...
Appellate restraint in Article 8 “family life” findings: Upper Tribunal cannot set aside an FTT decision absent a material error of law Case: Entry Clearance Officer v BB & Ors Citation: [2026] EWCA...
SIAC Costs Jurisdiction in Section 2D Reviews Requires Lord Chancellor Rules, Not Section 2D(4) Case: Secretary of State for the Home Department, R (On the Application Of) v Special Immigration...
Pool Findings Are a Last Resort Where Only Two Possible Perpetrators Exist: “Binary” Attribution, Wider-Canvas Evaluation, and Forensic Imbalance 1) Introduction In Re B (A Child: Uncertain...
Misreading a Planning Decision Date and Relying on Mistaken Legal Advice Will Not Satisfy s.50(8): Delay Is Attributable to Applicant and Its Lawyers 1. Introduction Coumnagappul Wind Farm Ltd v An...