Planning Appeal Certification Requires a Legal Question Capable of Changing the Outcome Case: Colbeam Ltd v Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Ors (Approved) Court: High Court of Ireland,...
Minimum-Term Reviews for Childhood Murder May Be Limited by Age at Sentencing R (on the application of Quaye) v Secretary of State for Justice [2026] UKSC 34, United Kingdom Supreme Court, 22...
Delay and Procedural Irregularity: When an Appellate Judgment Will Not Be Set Aside Absent “Unsafe” Conclusions Introduction Patel v General Optical Council [2026] EWCA Civ 1206 is a Court of Appeal...
PD 6B “Enactment Gateway” does not permit service out of free-standing freezing order applications relying on s.37 Senior Courts Act 1981 Case: Gilbert & Anor v Broadoak Private Finance Ltd [2026]...
Part 18 Cannot Be Used in a Solicitor-and-Own-Client Assessment to Investigate ATE Commissions: Certification Under s.70(7) Is Limited to Payments/Set-Off Relevant to the Assessed Bill Case: Turner v...
Fresh High Court Bail Refusal and Subsequent Remand: Lawful Continuing Detention Despite Alleged Earlier Bail Defects High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 641 · Noctor J. · 22 September 2026 1....
Long-Term Living-Expense Shortfalls Do Not Automatically Bar Approval of a Personal Insolvency Arrangement High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 639 · 22 September 2026 · Ms Justice Nessa Cahill...
Naturalisation: Past Immigration Misconduct Remains Relevant, but Requires a Balanced Character Assessment Case: M.R. v The Minister For Justice (Approved) [2026] IEHC 637 Court: High Court of...
CPO Enforcement: No Collateral Challenge to Acquisition Validity and Equal Powers Across High Court Lists High Court of Ireland — [2026] IEHC 642 — Conlon J. 1. Introduction This ruling concerns the...
Accelerated Protection Appeals Require Individualised Reasons for Refusing an Oral Hearing A.G. v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Anor (Approved), [2026] IEHC 636 High Court of...
A CFA-Lite Can Support Recovery Above Criminal Legal Aid Rates in High Court Contempt Proceedings Case: McGivern v MBR Acres Ltd & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 1202 Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |...
Negligent Acceleration of Death Satisfies Section 3 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 Court: Outer House, Court of Session Judge: Lord Harrower Neutral citation: [2026] CSOH 89 Date: 18 September...
Solar-Farm EIA: Access Hedgerow Removal Does Not Establish Rural Land Restructuring High Court of Ireland · Humphreys J. · 18 September 2026 · [2026] IEHC 631 Leamlara Preservation Group and Anor v...
Precautionary EIA Screening Does Not Bring an Unlisted Solar Farm Within the EIA Directive Case: Milner and Anor v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Anor (Approved) Citation: [2026] IEHC 627 Court: High...
Organised Crime Sentencing: Individualised Suspension Decisions and Adjustments Within Guideline Categories Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Neutral citation: [2026]...
Exceptional Youth Image Offences: Departing from Sentencing Guidelines Where Custody Is Unjustified Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim...
Criminal Judicial Review: Short Delays Require Justification and Collateral Disputes Must Engage Trial Fairness Decision: Morrissey Junior v The Director Of Public Prosecutions and Ors (Approved)...
Extended Licence Terms Are Upheld Where Public Protection Justifies a Sentence Within the Reasonable Range Case: R v McKenna (Rev1) [2026] NICA 39 Court: Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland | Date:...
A Fresh, Fair Bail Determination Can Establish Lawful Continuing Detention Despite Alleged Earlier Defects High Court of Ireland | [2026] IEHC 630 | Simons J. | 18 September 2026 1. Introduction This...
Costs against the Parole Board for administrative parole delay: Davies/Gourlay neutrality protection does not apply to HRA damages claims Case: Fitzgerald, R (On the Application Of) v Parole Board...