“Implement” in s.151 GLA Act 1999 Means Implement and Retain: London Boroughs Must Not Act Inconsistently with an Approved LIP Without a Statutory Revision 1. Introduction Hawes, R (On the...
ESA Abroad: Regulation 153 Requires Pre‑Arranged, Professionally Provided/Supervised Treatment; Sunlight “Therapy” and Travel/Living Arrangements Do Not Qualify 1. Introduction Secretary of State for...
Long‑Term Concealment as “Significant Planning or Premeditation” Justifying an Uplift from the Schedule 21 Starting Point 1. Introduction Teo, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 134 is a sentencing decision of...
Strict Approach to Late Criminal Appeals: Tactical Defence Decisions, “Fresh Evidence” and the Extension-of-Time Test Case: OGM, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 74 Court: Court of Appeal...
Caregiving and Health Mitigation Rarely Displaces Extended Sentences for Dangerous Child Sexual Offending 1) Introduction In [2026] EWCA Crim 214, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) considered a...
Totality in Sequential Sentencing: “Equivalent Sentence” Assessment by Release-Date Impact 1. Introduction R. v Voka ([2026] EWCA Crim 211) is a decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Redacted Global Transfer Deeds Are Insufficient Proof of Mortgage-Debt Ownership in Summary Possession Appeals: Remittal to Plenary Hearing 1) Introduction Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland)...
Age-Assessment Judicial Review Not Academic Where the Finding May Have Ongoing Practical Consequences 1. Introduction Dastan Ibrahimi against Glasgow City Council ([2026] CSIH 4) is an Inner House...
Foreign Bankruptcy Re-vesting Must Be Proved (as Foreign Law) in Summary Mortgage Possession, and Post-Default Payments Do Not Found Estoppel; Execution May Be Stayed Pending a Related Plenary Claim...
Neiser v Leinster Senior College Ltd [2026] IEHC 15: Post-Warning Inactivity and Five-Year Cumulative Inactivity Justify Dismissal for Delay 1. Introduction Neiser v Leinster Senior College Ltd...
Objective-Credibility “Papers-Only” Appeals: When IPAT May Refuse an Oral Hearing Under s.43(b) Despite Credibility Dispute Case: K.S. v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Anor [2026]...
Incoherence in Survivor-Pension Rules Breaches Article 40.1: Qualified Cohabitants Cannot Be Excluded Where Cohabitation Is Treated as Equivalent for Withholding/Restoring Benefits Case: Jones v...
Haydon v Rex: “Likely” in s.2 Explosive Substances Act 1883 means “could well” (real risk), and mens rea is limited to causing an explosion 1) Introduction Haydon v Rex ([2026] EWCA Crim 12, 21...
Mixed-Use Premises as “Dwellings” Under LTA 1985: Service Charge Control Applies Despite Ancillary Residential Use Introduction Case: Cloisters Business Centre Management Company Ltd v Anvari & Anor...
Commissioning Alone Is Not “Economic Activity” Under TUPE: A Single EU-Law “Undertaking” Test for Competition and Employment Case: Bicknell & Anor v NHS Nottingham And Nottinghamshire Integrated...
Criminal Trading Counts as “Work” and Illegal Receipts as “Income” for ESA Entitlement and Means-Testing 1. Introduction Allen v The Secretary of State for Work And Pensions [2026] EWCA Civ 19...
“Groomed Consent” Rarely Justifies a No-Case Ruling; Restraining Orders Must Be Necessary, Noticed, and Reasoned Case: Yasin & Ors, R. v Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 68 Court: England and Wales Court...
Kennedy, R. v — Dangerousness under s.308 Sentencing Code may be founded on organised-crime sophistication and role in planned violence, despite limited prior violence and an acquittal of murder 1....
Illegality Bars Negligence Claims by a Killer Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Unlawful Killing Engages ex turpi causa Despite No Criminal Responsibility Case: Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health...
Category A Culpability Driven by Extreme Speed: Nitrous Oxide Use as an Aggravating Feature Even Absent Proven Impairment (R v Donnelly) 1) Introduction R. v Donnelly concerns sentencing for causing...