periodic-inspection Case Commentaries

Threshold for Invoking the High Court’s Inherent Jurisdiction: Credible Evidence of Incapacity as a شرط precedent to Intrusive Protective Orders

Date: Jul 21, 2026

Threshold for Invoking the High Court’s Inherent Jurisdiction: Credible Evidence of Incapacity as a Precondition to Intrusive Protective Orders Introduction In T.S v B.S and Ors (Approved) [2026]...

Blameworthy “Aged-Out” Delay: Comparator Evidence Supports Only a Lost Opportunity Under s.75 Children Act 2001, Not Prohibition of Trial

Date: Jul 21, 2026

Blameworthy “Aged-Out” Delay: Comparator Evidence Supports Only a Lost Opportunity Under s.75 Children Act 2001, Not Prohibition of Trial 1) Introduction In S.B. v The Director Of Public Prosecutions...

Judicial Review Will Not Reopen County Court Possession Litigation Absent Frustration or Corruption of the Judicial Process

Date: Jul 20, 2026

Judicial Review Will Not Reopen County Court Possession Litigation Absent Frustration or Corruption of the Judicial Process 1. Introduction In Nash, R (On the Application Of) v Brighton County Court...

Material Conformity (Not Pedantry) in On‑Demand Performance Bond Demands: Additional Detail and Signature Descriptions

Date: Jul 20, 2026

Material Conformity (Not Pedantry) in On‑Demand Performance Bond Demands: Additional Detail and Signature Descriptions 1) Introduction In The Renaissance Club at Archerfield, LLP v BVB Sureties...

T and F (Placement Orders: Child's Permanence Reports) [2026] EWCA Civ 902 — Procedural irregularity in non-service of permanence reports and the “unjust outcome” test

Date: Jul 20, 2026

Non-service of a Child’s Permanence Report is a Serious Irregularity, but an Appeal Succeeds Only if the Placement Order Was “Unjust” as a Result Case: T and F (Placement Orders: Child's Permanence...

Competency of Joint Conclusions for Indivisible Loss: Joint and Several Expenses as Recoverable Group Damages

Date: Jul 20, 2026

Competency of Joint Conclusions for Indivisible Loss: Joint and Several Expenses as Recoverable Group Damages 1) Introduction In Fiona Drouet and others against BTO Solicitors LLP [2026] CSOH 66, the...

Single Medical-Award-Per-Household Housing Allocations Can Be Equality-Compliant: PSED Is Process Not Outcome

Date: Jul 20, 2026

Single Medical-Award-Per-Household Housing Allocations Can Be Equality-Compliant: PSED Is Process Not Outcome 1) Introduction In BC, qua the Financial and Welfare Guardian of CC (AP) against West...

Late Disclosure, “Alternative Perpetrator” Bad Character, and the High Threshold for Unfair-Trial/Stays in Complex Conspiracy Trials

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Late Disclosure, “Alternative Perpetrator” Bad Character, and the High Threshold for Unfair-Trial/Stays in Complex Conspiracy Trials 1. Introduction In Nuttall & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1013, the...

Custody is Inevitable for Serious Indecent Images Offending Involving Intrafamilial Production and High-Volume Distribution: R v SIQ [2026] EWCA Crim 1096

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Custody is Inevitable for Serious Indecent Images Offending Involving Intrafamilial Production and High‑Volume Distribution Case: R v SIQ Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1096 Court: England and...

Sentencing for s.18 GBH: Vehicle-as-Weapon Culpability and When “Excessive Self-Defence” Must Be Resolved by a Newton Hearing

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Sentencing for s.18 GBH: Vehicle-as-Weapon Culpability and When “Excessive Self-Defence” Must Be Resolved by a Newton Hearing 1. Introduction In Rex v Sunil Shah ([2026] EWCA Crim 1073), the Court of...

Objective Bias in European Arrest Warrant Proceedings: Adverse Rulings and Robust Case Management Do Not Ground Recusal

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Objective Bias in European Arrest Warrant Proceedings: Adverse Rulings and Robust Case Management Do Not Ground Recusal Case: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration v Gruchacz (Approved)...

Sentencing Sexual Assault: “Abduction” as Control and “Severe Psychological Harm” Including Trial Re‑Traumatisation

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Sentencing Sexual Assault: “Abduction” as Control and “Severe Psychological Harm” Including Trial Re‑Traumatisation Introduction In R v Al-Hassan & Anor [2026] EWCA Crim 1070, the Court of Appeal...

Section 60 Interim Suspension: Uncertain Professional Indemnity and High-Risk Controlled-Drug Prescribing as Standalone Public-Protection Grounds

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Section 60 Interim Suspension: Uncertain Professional Indemnity and High-Risk Controlled-Drug Prescribing as Standalone Public-Protection Grounds Court High Court of Ireland Judge Mr Justice David...

Liberal Amendment of Pleadings Where Discovery Reveals Further Contractual Breaches: Subject-Matter Connection and “Belated Alteration” Prejudice

Date: Jul 17, 2026

Liberal Amendment of Pleadings Where Discovery Reveals Further Contractual Breaches: Subject-Matter Connection and “Belated Alteration” Prejudice 1) Introduction In Recorded Artists Actors Performers...

[2026] EWCA Crim 903 – Hearsay from a Deceased Witness and “Mere Presence” in Joint Enterprise: Admissible Statement, but No Case to Answer for Alleged Secondary Party

Date: Jul 17, 2026

Hearsay from a Deceased Witness May Be Admitted Despite Credibility Attacks, but “Mere Presence” (Including Blocking a Doorway Momentarily) Is Insufficient for Joint Enterprise Secondary Liability 1)...

Misleading Headlines/Images as Unfair Processing: Editors’ Code Shapes UK GDPR Fairness and Limits Charleston in Media Data Claims

Date: Jul 17, 2026

Misleading Headlines/Images as Unfair Processing: Editors’ Code Shapes UK GDPR Fairness and Limits Charleston in Media Data Claims Case: Vince v Associated Newspapers Ltd Neutral citation: [2026]...

Holistic “Integration” and Self-Evident “Very Significant Obstacles” in Medium-Offender Deportation Appeals

Date: Jul 17, 2026

Holistic “Integration” and Self-Evident “Very Significant Obstacles” in Medium-Offender Deportation Appeals Case: Dabo v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 907 Court: Court of...

Section 172 Good Faith Requires Loyal Conduct, Not Merely Genuine Belief

Date: Jul 17, 2026

Section 172 Good Faith Requires Loyal Conduct, Not Merely Genuine Belief Introduction In Saxon Woods Investments Ltd & Ors v Costa [2026] UKSC 21, the United Kingdom Supreme Court clarified an...

Totality Requires a Real Downward Adjustment for Consecutive County-Lines Sentences on Young Adults

Date: Jul 17, 2026

Totality Requires a Real Downward Adjustment for Consecutive County-Lines Sentences on Young Adults Introduction In Rennie-Owosu, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1121, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...

Developer liability for foreseeable tree-root uplift after taking-in-charge; nonfeasance bars claim against road authority absent misfeasance

Date: Jul 17, 2026

Developer Liability for Foreseeable Tree-Root Uplift Hazards After a Road is Taken in Charge; Nonfeasance Bars a Claim Against the Road Authority Absent Misfeasance or Notice 1) Introduction Loua v...