No “Cliff Edge” at 18: Immaturity in Young Adult Sentencing and the Illegality of Imprisonment Under 21 (DYOI Required) Commentary on R v Arshad [2026] EWCA Crim 296 (CA (Crim Div), 18 February 2026)...
Commercial Proprietary Estoppel in Leasing Negotiations: Clear Assurances, Context, and the Limits of Hay v. O'Grady Review 1) Introduction ACE Autobody Limited v Motorpark Limited, Brecol Limited...
“Subject to Lease” Means No Binding Lease Deal Until Execution: Limits on Part Performance, Commercial Proprietary Estoppel, and Appellate Re‑fact-finding 1) Introduction ACE Autobody Limited v...
Wind Farm EIAs: Grid Connections Require a Fact-Specific “Single Project” Evaluation (and Reasons) 1. Introduction Raeshaw Farms Limited appealed under section 239 of the Town and Country Planning...
Enhanced Reasons Duty: Specific, Policy-Responsive Reasons Required When An Coimisiún Pleanála Departs from its Inspector on Height and Parking Case Parosi Developments Ltd v An Coimisiun Pleanala...
Section 50B Costs Protection Does Not Extend to CPO Confirmation Where Development Consent Is Already Final and the CPO Is Not Itself “Development Consent” 1. Introduction Joyce v An Coimisiún...
NPF4 Policy 6(b)(i) “Loss of Ancient Woodland” as Loss of Woodland Land Area (Not Mere Tree Felling) and the High Threshold for Successfully Attacking Planning Officer Reports Introduction Case:...
Credibility-Permeating Disputes Defeat Modular Trials; Whole-Life Damages Favoured Where Prognosis Is Firm Case: McInerney [Minor] v Kildare County Council (Approved) Citation: [2026] IEHC 61 Court:...
Planning Applicants Must Proactively Address New Development Plan Objectives: s.137 Fair Procedures Relief Turns on Practical Opportunity and Prejudice Case: Garryduff Properties Ltd v An Coimisiun...
Costs in Moot Judicial Review: Ordinary-Course Statutory Action Is Not a “Unilateral Act” Attracting Costs Case: SM and Anor v Dublin City Council (Approved) [2026] IEHC 73 Court: High Court...
Section 55 BCIA 2009 Claims Must Identify the Impugned Decision: The Duty Is Procedural and Relief Must Not Predetermine the Outcome 1. Introduction This Court of Appeal judgment in Refugee And...
Discovery Must Track the Pleadings: No Discovery to Investigate Unpleaded Causes of Action 1. Introduction Neligan and Ors v Infrared Infrastructure VI Europe Ltd and Anor [2026] IEHC 83 is a High...
Unless Orders in E-Disclosure: “Instruct” Means Instruct (Not Guarantee the Outcome) and Strike-Out Requires Considering a Further Unless Order 1. Introduction Midland Premier Properties Ltd & Anor v...
James v HSBC: When “Enough to Plead Fraud” Starts the s.32 Clock, and When the AIC/Barrell Jurisdiction Will Not Re-open a Strike-Out 1. Introduction James & Anor v HSBC UK Bank PLC (Rev1) [2026]...
Contextual Interpretation of Ex Tempore Circuit Court Rulings: No Quashing Where an Error on Admissibility Did Not Affect the Outcome 1) Introduction Conway v Director Of Public Prosecutions...
GDPR Cannot Be Weaponised to Derail Conveyancing: Solicitors’ Routine Processing is Lawful Under Article 6 and Collateral Attacks Are Strike-Out Abuses 1. Introduction Burns v John J. Quinn and Co....
Assignee Substitution on De Novo Circuit Appeals: Current Entitlement Must Be Proved; Substitution (Not Joinder) Is the Default Absent a Non‑Assignable Counterclaim Case: Bank Of Ireland Mortgage...
Hostility under Sentencing Act 2020 s.66 and Sentencing Guidelines: Avoiding Double Counting Where Hostility Is Integral to Culpability 1. Introduction Omar, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 92) concerns a...
R v NFL: “Very Significant Force” in Child Cruelty Sentencing Turns on Infant Vulnerability and the Nature of Force; “Deliberate Disregard” Must Be a Separate Feature to Escalate Culpability 1....
Primacy of Compliance with Consent Court Orders: Mandatory Injunction Compelling Execution Despite Unilateral Mistake 1) Introduction Moloney v Sheehy ([2026] IEHC 91) concerns an urgent High Court...