Structural Claim Limits Trump Equivalence Where the Specification Discloses No General Principle; Pre‑Transfer IPEC Costs Remain Capped Absent Good Reason to Depart Case: Salts Healthcare Ltd v...
Sanctions-Based Travel Bans Defeat “Presence” for Common Law Jurisdiction: Service at UK “Usual Residence” Invalid Without Permission to Serve Out 1. Introduction Fridman v Agrofirma Oniks LLC & Anor...
Amenability of LEIP/RIBA School Site-Selection Decisions to Judicial Review (and the Limits of Common-Law Consultation) 1. Introduction Mull Campus Working Group Limited for Judicial Review ([2026]...
Blameworthy Post-Complaint Delay Breaches the Right to Expedition but Will Not Prohibit Trial Absent Specific, Incurable Prejudice or Wholly Exceptional Circumstances 1. Introduction M. v The...
R v Fletcher: Youth Sentencing Is Not a Mechanistic “Two-Thirds Discount” and Judges May Find Facilitation/Planning at Sentence 1. Introduction R v Fletcher ([2026] EWCA Crim 252) is a sentencing...
Force Majeure Not a Defence to Francovich Damages for Denial of EU Reception Conditions (and Damages Are Compensatory, Not Punitive) Court: High Court of Ireland (Judicial Review) | Citation: [2026]...
Section 160 / Section 57 Enforcement Proceedings Are Confined to Injunctive Planning/Waste Remedies: EU-Law Declarations, Damages and Article 267 References Are Not Maintainable Against a Private...
Emails Are Not Applications: Post‑Judgment Procedure, Limits of Leeway for Self‑Represented Litigants, and Perfection of Orders 1) Introduction Tuskar Property Holdings Ltd (In Liquidation) & Ors v...
Sentencing for Contempt by False Evidence: Assault Guidelines Are Inapplicable and the Crosland Framework Governs 1. Introduction Ajao v Commerzbank AG concerned committal proceedings for contempt...
Time-Limited Buy-Out of the Family Home (with Discount) as a “Proper Provision” Remedy under the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 Introduction NM v CB (Approved) [2026] IEHC 119 is a High Court family...
Sentencing Violent Disorder in a National Unrest Context: Uplift for Deterrence and No “Under-18 Equivalent” Discount at 18 1. Introduction Poor, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 274) is a Court of Appeal...
R v XFV: Totality in Multi-Victim Sexual Offending—Consecutive Sentences and No “Arithmetic” Discount Requirement 1. Introduction XFV, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 287) concerned a late attempt (about two...
Jury Irregularity Management: Arguable Missteps on Juror Conflict and Jury-Note Handling Justify Leave to Appeal (R v Boyce) Introduction R. v Boyce ([2026] EWCA Crim 256, 19 February 2026) is a...
Whiplash-Induced Post-Concussion and the Dominant-Injury “Uplift” Method under the Personal Injuries Guidelines 1) Introduction Sheehan v Beamish [2026] IEHC 87 is a High Court assessment-only...
Legislative Amendment Does Not Moot an Appeal Where the Source and Effect of the Underlying Legal Obligation Remain Live 1) Introduction This Supreme Court judgment (Donnelly J.) concerns two linked...
Return Ordered Despite a Near-16 Child’s Objection: Discretion Prioritises Convention Policy and Immediate Stability Case F.G. v H.I.G (child abduction, habitual residency, grave risk, child's...
Stained-Glass “Windows” as Part of the Premises: Structural Accession, the Tenant’s Threshold Burden under Deasy’s Act, and the Limits of Fact-Finding Case: RGRE Grafton Limited v Bewley's Cafe...
Legislative Change, Safe-Third-Country Designation, and Mootness: When Repeal/Replacement Removes the “Live Controversy” and s.27 Interpretation Act 2005 Does Not Preserve an Appeal Case: E v The...
Renewal of Summons: Solicitor Inadvertence and File-Withholding Attributed to Plaintiff (Agency), Not “Special Circumstances” Case: Maguire v PSW Sales and Logistics and Ors (Approved) [2026] IEHC 81...
Class 33(c) “Laying Out and Use of Land” Encompasses Excavation for Sports Pitches; “No Charge for Admission” Targets Entry Fees (Not Hire/Use) and Limits “Urban Development” EIA Claims in Section 5...