Refusal of Administration With Will Annexed Where the Applicant “Appropriates and Reprobates” the Will and Alleges a Contract-Based Conflict 1) Introduction Re: The Estate of John Joseph O'Farrell...
Marriage of Convenience as “Good Character” Disqualifier: The Applicant’s Duty to Engage with Adverse Material in Naturalisation Decisions Case: Shahzad v The Minister For Justice and Equality...
Strict enforcement of the 7‑day Court of Appeal appeal deadline in NSIP DCO judicial reviews under PD 52D para 17.3 Case: Luton And District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise, R (On the...
Near-Inevitability of Dismissal for Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces and Calibration of Service Detention Against Civilian Sentencing Ranges Case: Wachowiak, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim...
Extreme Category A1 Section 18 Violence: Above-Guideline Sentences Without “Double Counting” Case: Knight, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 690 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Anticipatory judicial review can ground an Article 267 validity reference where directive transposition is imminent and the dispute is genuine 1) Introduction In Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare...
Extensions of Time in Criminal Appeals: No “Interests of Justice” Extension Where Delay Makes Merits Unreviewable 1) Introduction In R. v Edgecombe [2026] EWCA Crim 848, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
High Court Recognises an Inherent Jurisdiction to Order Mediation in Non–Personal Injury Civil Proceedings Case: J Burke and Associates Ltd v O'Connell (Approved) Citation: [2026] IEHC 314 (High...
Concurrency for a Single Course of Corrupt Procurement Offending: Error in Consecutive Cumulo Sentences and Appellate Re-casting of Totality 1. Introduction In Solemn Appeal against Sentence [2026]...
Order 28 Rule 12 as the Proper Route to Correct Misdescribed Documents in Interlocutory Inspection Orders (and Avoid Nugatory Orders) 1) Introduction In Wales v Charleton and Ors (Approved) [2026]...
Excessive Post‑Plea Delay During Licence Recall May Constitute “Exceptional Circumstances” to Moderate the Firearms Statutory Minimum (Fact-Sensitive) Case: R v Jowitt Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA...
Extended Sentences and Guideline Category Uplifts for Violent False Imprisonment Linked to Wider Criminality Case: Hague, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 689 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Youth-Offending Sexual Cases: Sentencing Anchored to the Likely Sentence at the Offence Date and the Correct “Half to Two-Thirds of Adult” Approach Case: R v George Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim...
POCA Restraint Orders: Later Charging Cannot Cure Unreasonable Delay, and Delay Must Be Justified by Evidence Case: R v Bewley Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 730 Court: England and Wales Court of...
Regular Access Does Not Bar a Finding of “Abandonment”: Adoption as Proportionate Status-Security under s.54 Adoption Act 2010 Court: High Court of Ireland (Family Law) | Neutral citation: [2026]...
Sentencing Multiple Child Sexual Offences: Meaningful Uplift for Total Criminality and Limited Discounts for Youth, Delay and Prior Sentences 1. Introduction R v Leddra [2026] EWCA Crim 702 is an...
Immediate Custody May Be Required for Grave Historic Sexual Offending Committed as a Child Despite Rehabilitation and Delay 1. Introduction In R v Reynolds [2026] EWCA Crim 733, the Court of Appeal...
Section 75(2) Common Good Land: Contractor Licensing as “Disposal” and Pavement Works as “Appropriation”, with Planning Permission as a Supporting Factor 1. Introduction In Petition of Moray Council...
Unlawful Under-Minimum Foreign Travel Restriction Orders: Court of Appeal Must Quash (Not Increase) on a Defendant-Only Sentence Appeal Case: Cassanova, R. v Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 734 Court:...
High Court Sanctioning under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015: Independent Determination (Not Rubber-Stamp) on an LPDT Recommendation under the New Order 53D Procedure 1. Introduction The Legal...