Cross-examination in judicial review may be permitted where “lawyered” affidavits advance disputed inferences and conclusions central to the defence, but must remain tightly controlled 1)...
Fairness Requires an Oral IPAT Appeal Where Credibility Findings Rely on Interviews Taken While the Appellant Had Significant Psychiatric Impairment and No Legal Assistance Case: J.R. [Georgia] v The...
Domestic Abuse Act s 1 trials: sections 274–275 sexual history regime applies only if extended by a section 288C(4) order 1. Introduction This commentary concerns Application for permission to appeal...
Custody-Likely Child Sentencing: Youth Conference Reports as the Default and Article 45 (1998 Order) as the Proper Custodial Framework Case: The King v EW Neutral citation: [2026] NICA 23 Court:...
Section 24 MUD Act Relief Must Be Anchored to an Enforceable Right/Obligation: No Direct Claims Against OMC Directors; Derivative Claims Require High Court Leave Case: Consortio Ltd v Lynch & Anor...
Settlement with an OMC Can Bar Later MUD Act “Common Areas” Claims Against the Developer: Henderson v Henderson Abuse and Privity 1) Introduction In Consortio Limited v Slishwood Property Holdings...
Descriptive Common Elements Can Be Weighed in Mark–Sign Comparison Without “Double Counting” (Shorts International Ltd v Google LLC) 1) Introduction In Shorts International Ltd v Google LLC [2026]...
Abuse of Process: Strike-Out Motions Cannot Re-Litigate a Concluded Judgment in a Section 74 Fraudulent Conveyance Action 1) Introduction In Filbeck Limited v Kirwan (Approved) [2026] IEHC 306, the...
Section 5 Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004: “Allowing” Liability Turns on an Evidenced Pre-existing Risk and Foreseeable Circumstances—Not Mere Breach of a Safety Plan or Generalised...
Affray directions: omission of s.6(2) mens rea is not fatal where the jury’s actus reus finding inexorably proves intent 1) Introduction In Summerson & Anor v Rex [2026] EWCA Crim 625, the Court of...
Adoption Is Not an “Either/Or” with Family Bonds: Courts Must Properly Apply ACA 2002 Welfare and Use s.26 Contact to Secure Sibling Relationships 1. Introduction In Re L (A Child: Placement and...
Limits on Striking Out an Appeal Notice Pre‑Permission and “Substantial Effect” Compliance for Tenancy Deposit Prescribed Information 1. Introduction In Hamer v Levy [2026] EWCA Civ 662, the Court of...
Conditional Fee Agreements: Express Termination-and-Payment Code Defeats Restitutionary Quantum Meruit After Repudiation 1. Introduction The Winros Partnership v Global Energy Horizons Corporation...
Repayment Defences in Foreign-Law Tort Claims: Pleading “Choice” and Proving Discharge Beyond Ledger Entries 1. Introduction JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomosiky & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 658 is...
Transitional Discretionary Leave: “Through to settlement” preserves the pre‑2012 route (including the 10‑year exclusion pathway), and unlawful refusals must be remitted—not replaced by a mandatory...
“Expose to sanctions” in EPS voyage charter clauses means a real risk, not a balance-of-probabilities breach Case: Tonzip Maritime (Singapore) PTE Ltd v 2 Rivers PTE Ltd Citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 641...
Limits on Post‑Trial Inquiry into Jury Issues: No s.23A CCRC Investigation Where the Record Suffices and No “Complete Repudiation” Is Shown 1. Introduction In R v Sala [2026] EWCA Crim 735 (Court of...
Hearsay in Serious Violence Trials: Reliability, Safeguards, and the Limits of “Cherry-Picking” Impeachment Material Case: R v Huzcavitch Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 709 Court: England and...
Severe Disability and Degrading Custodial Conditions as Powerful Mitigation on an Unduly Lenient Sentence Reference 1) Introduction In R v Shrives [2026] EWCA Crim 738, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Article 3(1) Work Equipment Directive: Directly Effective Worker Right and Disjunctive “Emanation of the State” Test (Farrell) Case: Wetherell v Student Loans Company Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 645 Court:...