R v Bashir: Qualifying Curfew Credit Cannot Be Used to Reduce a Custodial Term to Enable Suspension Case: Bashir, R. v | Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 272 | Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |...
R v McBrearty [2026] NICA 4 — Sentencing Article 7 Sexual Assault: Proportionality, Flexibility Beyond Article 6 Benchmarks, and the Bar on “Sentencing for Left-on-the-Books” Counts 1. Introduction...
Strike-Out and Joinder Thresholds in Mortgage Possession Proceedings: Evidence, Proper Procedure, and Costs in Circuit Court Appeals 1. Introduction Larkin v Start Mortgages Designated Activity...
Old School RuneScape “Gold Pieces” Are “Other Intangible Property” Capable of Being Stolen Under s.4 Theft Act 1968 Case: Lakeman, R. v | Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 4 | Court: Court of Appeal...
Rule 55 Limits Post‑Draft Representations: New Issues Cannot Be Introduced to Found a Rule 68(2)(c) “Serious Irregularity” Appeal 1. Introduction In Arbitration No.1 of 2025 ([2026] CSOH 2), Lord...
“Let Out” in LGFA 1988 s.64(2) Means Simply the Conferral of an Advertising Right: No Paramountcy/Control Test Case: Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v List (Valuation Officer) Citation: [2026] EWCA...
Habile Title and Multi-Level Plans: Inset Plans and “As Presently Occupied” Can Found Prescription and Register Rectification 1. Introduction Elizabeth Pirnie against Douglas Rarity (Court of...
Rubery v Ministry of Defence: Section 121 Equality Act 2010—No Article 14/6 Incompatibility and No HRA s.3 “Rewrite” to Cure an Interlocking Scheme Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil...
JCT DB 2016 Clause 8.9.4: “Repeat Default” Termination Requires a Previously Accrued Clause 8.9.3 Right 1. Introduction Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited...
Costs Consequences of an Unstateable Interlocutory Injunction and of Mootness in Plenary “Environmental” Litigation Case: Croghan and Ors v Collins and Ors (Costs Ruling) Citation: [2026] IEHC 22...
No-Case-to-Answer After Galbraith: A Judge Must Not Rely on Unadduced/Contested Defence Material When Halting a Jury Trial 1) Introduction R v LEJ concerns a prosecution application for leave to...
Community Orders for Historic Child-Perpetrated Sexual Offences Must Include a Punitive Requirement (Absent Exceptional Circumstances) Case: Taylor, R. v Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 271 Court: England...
Paid “Volunteer” Coastguard Rescue Officers Are “Workers” When Attending Remunerated Activities 1. Introduction Maritime and Coastguard Agency v Groom ([2026] EWCA Civ 6) concerns whether a...
Security for Costs in Visa Judicial Review: Refusal Where the Order Would Stifle Merits Adjudication Despite Prima Facie Entitlement 1) Introduction Hamza v The Minister For Justice [2026] IEHC 14 is...
Possession on Term-Expired Mortgages: No Discovery and No Oral Variation Against Written Loan Terms 1) Introduction Mars Capital Finance Ireland DAC v O'Connor and Anor concerned a mortgagee’s claim...
Lenient but Not “Unduly Lenient”: Category Elevation in Stalking and Appellate Restraint Despite Unclear Mitigation Accounting Introduction R v Lupu [2026] EWCA Crim 39 is an Attorney General’s...
R v Selamaj & Anor [2026] EWCA Crim 66 — “Especially dangerous” weapon uplift is not impermissible double counting in Category 1A affray, but mitigation may require reversion to the guideline...
HMO Co‑operative Exemption Requires Rules that Mandate Member-Made Management Decisions (Committee Powers Defeat Schedule 14 Para 2B) 1. Introduction Housing 35 Plus Ltd v Nottingham City Council...
Minimum-Term “Indeterminate” Telecom Contracts Are “Fixed Duration Contracts” for End-of-Commitment & Best Tariff Notifications Case: Commission for Communications Regulation v Sky Ireland Ltd...
Payment Out of Court Lodgments as a Payment on Account of Costs Under Order 99 RSC and Practice Direction HC125 1) Introduction Doyle v Buckley [Practising Under the Style and Title of J. Buckley &...