Awareness of Possible Negligent Treatment, Not Death Alone, Starts the Fatal-Claim Triennium Case: CD and others against Grampian NHS Board Citation: [2026] CSOH 92 Court: Outer House, Court of...
Abandonment Under s104(4A) Is an Excluded “Preliminary Decision”: No Upper Tribunal Jurisdiction Case: Guerrero v Secretary of State for Home Department Citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 953 (Court of Appeal...
Interpreting the s277A Presumption: “Exceptional Circumstances” and the 12‑Month Custody Boundary 1) Introduction In Hodge & Ors v R [2026] EWCA Crim 1181, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Totality in Sentencing: Multiple Child Sexual Offences Require a Proportionate Overall Sentence Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1296...
Professional Discipline: Confirmation Requires Regulatory Legality, Not a Rehearing on the Merits High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 664 · 16 September 2026 Judge: Barniville P 1. Introduction This...
Loss of Support in Scots Fatal Claims: No Compensable Loss Where Passive Investment Income Seamlessly Passes to the Dependant Court: Outer House, Court of Session | Judge: Lord Malcolm | Citation:...
Section 275 After Daly & Keir: Post‑Allegation Intimacy Evidence, Dignity/Privacy Limits, and No Miscarriage Where the Jury Already Heard the Essence 1) Introduction In CS v His Majesty’s Advocate...
Latimer Is Not a Freestanding Basis to Quash Historic Confession Convictions: Safety Turns on Case-Specific Link to Reliability Case: McDevitt, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] NICA 37 (Court of Appeal...
Care Act Needs Assessments: Mandatory MCA Capacity Assessment Where Capacity is in Doubt Introduction In R (TDB) v London Borough of Haringey [2026] EWCA Civ 1184, the Court of Appeal (Bean LJ, Baker...
Post‑Inquiry Updates and the Tameside Duty: Materiality Threshold for Section 36 Decisions Where ADLS Deliverability is Uncertain Introduction In ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Ltd v The Scottish...
Unilateral Promise by an Optionholder Can Extinguish or Curtail Option Rights, and Waiver/Personal Bar Cannot Revive Them 1. Introduction In Kirkwood Homes Limited against Cameron [2026] CSOH 88,...
Disclosure Failure and Third-Party Bad Character: Later Rape Conviction Not “Substantially Probative” of Responsibility for a No-Body Murder (s.100 CJA 2003) 1. Introduction Osment v R [2026] EWCA...
Contractual Indemnities “While Performing Duties Under This Agreement” Are Prospective Only; Regulatory PPI Redress Is Not a Contribution Act “Liability” Without an Actionable Private-Law Cause 1)...
Attempted GBH Sentencing Must Address Intended or Foreseeable Harm, Not Just Actual Injury Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1366 Date:...
Brief but Extreme Harassment May Warrant Category A Culpability Decision: McDonagh, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1294 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Date: 15 September 2026...
Sentencing Delay for Serving Prisoners: A Reduction Requires Case-Specific Justification England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), [2026] EWCA Crim 1408, 15 September 2026 1....
Solicitors’ Negligence: Strike-Out Requires Clear Failure, Not Merely a Strong Limitation Defence High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 620 · 14 September 2026 Judgment of Mr. Justice Barry O'Donnell...
Insolvency Eligibility Cannot Be Retrospectively Reconstructed to Preserve an Approved PIA High Court of Ireland — [2026] IEHC 621 Judgment of Ms Justice Nessa Cahill, delivered on 11 September 2026....
VAT Audit Challenges Are Premature Where the Alleged Illegality Concerns Only a Future Assessment Case: SportsDirect.com Retail Ltd v The Revenue Commissioners (Approved) Citation: [2026] IEHC 619...
Section 58(1)(c): Actual Knowledge of Unlawfulness Must Exist When the Tax Assessment Is Made High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 628 · Stack J. · 11 September 2026 1. Introduction This judgment...