Section 811 “Relief Exclusion” Requires Objective Purpose-and-Misuse Analysis (No “Positive Obligation” on Taxpayer) and Proper Reasons on Expert Evidence 1) Introduction Hegarty v The Revenue...
Leave-to-Appeal Cannot Be Used to Pivot to New Grounds: s.16(2)(f) Applies to All Subleases (Residential and Commercial) 1) Introduction Crowley & Anor v Sheehan & Anor ([2026] IESC 6) is a Supreme...
Section 15(1) “Consistency” as an Enforceable Climate Duty in Planning: No “Traffic-Light Presumption”, but a Mandatory Substantive Engagement with Material-Contravention Powers Case: Coolglass Wind...
Restraint Order Variations: No Duty to Determine Tainted Gift Extent Before Enforcement 1) Introduction Hargreaves, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 58 (CA (Crim Div), 10 February 2026) concerned a renewed...
Wrong Guideline, Right Question: Sentencing Errors Do Not Found a Miscarriage Unless the Final Sentence is Excessive 1. Introduction This appeal arose following a reference by the Scottish Criminal...
“NHS Earnings” Means Statement-of-Dental-Remuneration Income: Annual Assessment, Continuous Commitment, and Year-by-Year Prescription in Dental Bursary Repayment Court: Scottish Court of Session...
Functional Sufficiency of Notice for Enforcing UAE Payment Orders in Scotland (No Automatic Translation Requirement) 1) Introduction Papel Payment Services Provider LLC (“Papel”), a UAE-based...
Section 170 CPSA 1995 Declared Article 6-Incompatible: Blanket Immunity from Malicious Prosecution Claims in Summary Proceedings 1) Introduction In Mark Hirst against The Chief Constable Police...
Deportation (Article 8): Unsigned/Undated “Support Letters” May Be Given No Weight; Rationality Review Applies a Normal Intensity Where Parliament Has Set the Public-Interest Baseline 1. Introduction...
Student Anonymity in Judicial Review: “Very Clear Interests” and “Pressing Circumstances” Required, with Temporary Restrictions Only to Preserve Appeal Rights 1) Introduction Student A v Trinity...
Presumption of Revocation Does Not Arise Where It Is Not Proven the Missing Original Will Ever Reached the Testator Case: Eastwood (In Their Capacity as Executors Named in the Last Will and Testament...
Totality Allowance for Earlier-Sentenced Similar Fraud: Mandatory Structured Discretion and Correct Sequencing of Reductions 1. Introduction R v Fiaz concerns an appeal against sentence by Shahnawaz...
Section 11(1A)(f) EAW Clarity: Ordinary-Meaning, Act-Based Assessment Suffices; No Indictment-Level Narrative Required 1) Introduction Minister For Justice, Home Affairs and Migration v Tudor...
SEA “Framework” and Non-Binding ‘Have-Regard’ Guidance: Acte Clair Exclusion and a Standalone Aarhus/Kyiv Interpretive Question in CJEU References 1. Introduction McDonald and Ors v Minister for...
No “Cliff Edge” at 18: Immaturity Discounts and Correct Guideline Selection in County Lines and Child Exploitation Sentencing 1. Introduction R. v Mulligan ([2026] EWCA Crim 212) is a sentence appeal...
Dangerousness and Extended Sentences: “Extreme, Out-of-Character” Offending May Defeat a Section 308 Finding Case: Singh, R. v Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 205 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Stalking via Indirect Social-Media Contact: A1 Harm and Dangerousness Justifying an Extended Sentence 1. Introduction Case: Bird, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 276 (CA (Crim Div), 10 February 2026). Court:...
Care Workers on Sick Leave Remain “Involved in Care” Under SOA 2003 s.42(3): “Functions to Perform” Is a Status Test, Not a “On-Shift” Requirement 1. Introduction R v Culverwell ([2026] EWCA Crim...
Registered Title Finality and the Limits of Interlocutory Relief After a Completed Mortgagee Sale Case: O'Flaherty & Ors v Permanent TSB Public Ltd Company & Ors [2026] IEHC 74 (High Court, O’Connell...
Section 64A “Slip Rule” Can Excuse an Apparent Missing Landlord Signature Where the Notice Is Otherwise Compliant and Not Materially Prejudiced 1) Introduction Maria Ulemu Chimwala v The Residential...