clarifying-'commercially-reasonable'-consent-in-financial-guarantees:-barclays-bank-plc-v.-unicredit-bank-ag Case Commentaries

VAT Audit Challenges Are Premature Where the Alleged Illegality Concerns Only a Future Assessment

Date: Sep 12, 2026

VAT Audit Challenges Are Premature Where the Alleged Illegality Concerns Only a Future Assessment Case: SportsDirect.com Retail Ltd v The Revenue Commissioners (Approved) Citation: [2026] IEHC 619...

Section 58(1)(c): Actual Knowledge of Unlawfulness Must Exist When the Tax Assessment Is Made

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Section 58(1)(c): Actual Knowledge of Unlawfulness Must Exist When the Tax Assessment Is Made High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 628 · Stack J. · 11 September 2026 1. Introduction This judgment...

Dangerous Driving: Cumulative Culpability Can Elevate Non-Prolonged Phone Use into Category A

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Dangerous Driving: Cumulative Culpability Can Elevate Non-Prolonged Phone Use into Category A Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1321...

SGO in Care Proceedings: Proportionality Required and Threshold Typically Determined Before Permanently Placing a Child with a Foster Carer

Date: Sep 11, 2026

SGO in Care Proceedings: Proportionality Required and Threshold Typically Determined Before Permanently Placing a Child with a Foster Carer Case: Re E (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order: Public...

Rape Sentencing: Particular Vulnerability Does Not Require Unconsciousness

Date: Sep 11, 2026

Rape Sentencing: Particular Vulnerability Does Not Require Unconsciousness Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1320 Date: 10 September 2026...

Unnecessary Hague Return Observations Cannot Become Findings in Later Welfare Proceedings

Date: Sep 11, 2026

Unnecessary Hague Return Observations Cannot Become Findings in Later Welfare Proceedings Case: X & Y (Child Arrangements: Findings) [2026] EWCA Civ 1169 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales,...

Children’s Views Are Relevant but Not Decisive Across the Article 13(b) Grave-Risk Inquiry

Date: Sep 10, 2026

Children’s Views Are Relevant but Not Decisive Across the Article 13(b) Grave-Risk Inquiry Case: In the Petition of DM Citation: [2026] UKSC 32 Court: United Kingdom Supreme Court Date: 9 September...

No Damages for Trade Mark Infringement Without Proved Loss: Iniuria Sine Damno Applied in Scots IP Litigation

Date: Sep 10, 2026

No Damages for Trade Mark Infringement Without Proved Loss: Iniuria Sine Damno Applied in Scots IP Litigation 1) Introduction In McCandlish Farmhouse Confectionery Ltd against Michael Malone and...

Schedule of Condition as a Non‑Exclusive Evidential Cap on Yielding-Up: Repair and Decoration Obligations in Long Commercial Sub-Leases

Date: Sep 10, 2026

Schedule of Condition as a Non‑Exclusive Evidential Cap on Yielding-Up: Repair and Decoration Obligations in Long Commercial Sub-Leases Court: Scottish Court of Session, First Division (Inner House)...

Supervisory Complaints about Curators ad Litem: No Legitimate Expectation of Investigation and No Judicial Review Where the Complaint Seeks to Re-open Litigation Merits

Date: Sep 10, 2026

Supervisory Complaints about Curators ad Litem: No Legitimate Expectation of Investigation and No Judicial Review Where the Complaint Seeks to Re-open Litigation Merits 1. Introduction In Petition of...

Interim aliment may include prospective legal fees in exceptional cases despite section 22 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985

Date: Sep 10, 2026

Interim aliment may include prospective legal fees in exceptional cases despite section 22 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 1. Introduction In JK against LAK [2026] CSOH 83 (Outer House, Court...

Defamation Injunctions: Minor Inaccuracy Does Not Establish Defamatory Meaning or Justify Suppressing Fact-Checking Journalism

Date: Sep 10, 2026

Defamation Injunctions: Minor Inaccuracy Does Not Establish Defamatory Meaning or Justify Suppressing Fact-Checking Journalism High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 614 · 9 September 2026 · Kennedy J....

Unrepresented Bail Hearings: Denial of Core Participation Rights Can Require Immediate Release

Date: Sep 10, 2026

Unrepresented Bail Hearings: Denial of Core Participation Rights Can Require Immediate Release High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 618 · 9 September 2026 · Ms Justice Cathleen Noctor 1. Introduction...

Repeated False Rape Allegations: Sentences Must Reflect Cumulative and Foreseeable Harm

Date: Sep 10, 2026

Repeated False Rape Allegations: Sentences Must Reflect Cumulative and Foreseeable Harm Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1315 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Date: 9...

Second Medical Uses Cannot Reset the SPC First-Authorisation Requirement for the Same Active Ingredient

Date: Sep 10, 2026

Second Medical Uses Cannot Reset the SPC First-Authorisation Requirement for the Same Active Ingredient Court: High Court of Ireland Citation: [2026] IEHC 617 Judge: Mr. Justice Barry O'Donnell...

Procedural Fairness and Section 31(2A) in Sponsor Licence Revocations: “Genuine Vacancy” and “Threat to Immigration Control” under Home Office Sponsor Guidance

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Procedural Fairness and Section 31(2A) in Sponsor Licence Revocations: “Genuine Vacancy” and “Threat to Immigration Control” under Home Office Sponsor Guidance Case: J's Supermarket Ltd, R (On the...

TUPE Regulation 4(2)(a) Does Not Transfer an Employer’s Vicarious Liability to Third Parties

Date: Sep 9, 2026

TUPE Regulation 4(2)(a) Does Not Transfer an Employer’s Vicarious Liability to Third Parties Case: ABC v Huntercombe (No.12) Ltd & Ors Citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 1161 Court: Court of Appeal (Civil...

Security-Only Arrest Proceedings Do Not Stop the Hague-Visby Time Bar; Partial Deck Cargo Exclusion Requires Specific Identification Where Items Differ in Value

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Security-Only Arrest Proceedings Do Not Stop the Hague-Visby Time Bar; Partial Deck Cargo Exclusion Requires Specific Identification Where Items Differ in Value 1) Introduction In Batavia Eximp &...

Consecutive Sentences Must Be Adjusted Where Necessary to Achieve Overall Proportionality

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Consecutive Sentences Must Be Adjusted Where Necessary to Achieve Overall Proportionality Decision: Evans, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1208 Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), England and Wales...

Guilty-Plea Credit Turns on Unequivocal Indication, Not Formal Entry

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Guilty-Plea Credit Turns on Unequivocal Indication, Not Formal Entry Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1297 Judgment delivered: 8 September 2026...