periodic-inspection Case Commentaries

Planning Conditions Are Not “Necessary” Where Major-Hazard Pipeline Risks Are Adequately Controlled by HSE Oversight and Statutory Safety Regimes

Date: Jun 17, 2026

Planning Conditions Are Not “Necessary” Where Major-Hazard Pipeline Risks Are Adequately Controlled by HSE Oversight and Statutory Safety Regimes 1) Introduction In [2026] CSIH 29 (First Division,...

Totality and Consecutive Sentences for Threats to Kill Within a Pattern of Coercive Control

Date: Jun 17, 2026

Totality and Consecutive Sentences for Threats to Kill Within a Pattern of Coercive Control 1) Introduction In Southgate, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 841, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) (Lady...

Vulnerable Defendant Participation and the s.31 Refugee Defence: Unsafe Conviction Where Adjustments, Directions, and Key Asylum Evidence Are Missing

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Vulnerable Defendant Participation and the s.31 Refugee Defence: Unsafe Conviction Where Adjustments, Directions, and Key Asylum Evidence Are Missing 1) Introduction In THR, R. v (Rev1) [2026] EWCA...

Conforming Interpretation of UK Exit-Charge Payment Provisions: Five-Instalment Deferral and the Limits of Tribunal Jurisdiction on Interest

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Conforming Interpretation of UK Exit-Charge Payment Provisions: Five-Instalment Deferral and the Limits of Tribunal Jurisdiction on Interest Case: Trustees of the Panico Panayi Accumulation and...

Declarations of Parentage and Public Policy: No Recognition of a Non-Birth Mother Outside the HFEA 2008 Gateways

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Declarations of Parentage and Public Policy: No Recognition of a Non-Birth Mother Outside the HFEA 2008 Gateways 1. Introduction In C v M & Anor [2026] NICA 32 (Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland,...

Delay in Prison Opiate Substitution Therapy (OST) Assessment: No Article 3/8 Breach Where Interim Care and Clinically-Driven Prioritisation Render Treatment Adequate

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Delay in Prison Opiate Substitution Therapy (OST) Assessment: No Article 3/8 Breach Where Interim Care and Clinically-Driven Prioritisation Render Treatment Adequate 1. Introduction Clarke, Re...

Age and Maturity as Mandatory Considerations in Historic IPP/DPP Sentencing: Indeterminate Sentences as Last Resort

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Age and Maturity as Mandatory Considerations in Historic IPP/DPP Sentencing: Indeterminate Sentences as Last Resort Case: Davis v R Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 743 Court: Court of Appeal...

Operational Benefits Are a Relevant Proscription Factor: A Wide National-Security Margin in Article 10/11 Challenges

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Operational Benefits Are a Relevant Proscription Factor: A Wide National-Security Margin in Article 10/11 Challenges Case: The Secretary of State for the Home Department v Ammori, R (on the...

Costs on Appeals: Accounting for Dishonesty on Both Sides and Issue-Relevance Across Joined Claims

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Costs on Appeals: Accounting for Dishonesty on Both Sides and Issue-Relevance Across Joined Claims Case: Ward & Ors v Donnellan & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 729 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal...

Anchor-parent caregiving limits justify full home transfer and enhanced child maintenance under the 2010 Act

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Anchor-parent caregiving limits justify full home transfer and enhanced child maintenance under the 2010 Act Introduction In K.L v M.N (Cohabitation; ancillary relief) (Approved) [2026] IEHC 474, the...

Default Judgment in Personal Injuries Actions Requires Prior Service (and Proof of Service) of the Affidavit of Verification

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Default Judgment in Personal Injuries Actions Requires Prior Service (and Proof of Service) of the Affidavit of Verification 1. Introduction In Meyler v Blimka [Trading as Bungee Fit] and Ors...

Section 91 Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006: No Sentence Reduction Without a Written Cooperation Agreement

Date: Jun 13, 2026

Section 91 Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006: No Sentence Reduction Without a Written Cooperation Agreement Introduction In Crown Appeal against Sentence by His Majesty's...

Persistent Domestic Abuse and Disregard of Court Orders Can Justify a Dangerousness Finding and an Extended Determinate Sentence for ABH

Date: Jun 13, 2026

Persistent Domestic Abuse and Disregard of Court Orders Can Justify a Dangerousness Finding and an Extended Determinate Sentence for ABH R v Froom [2026] EWCA Crim 805 (CA (Crim Div)), 12 June 2026...

Determinate s.15A Sentences “Specify” the Minimum Term: Temporary Release Bar Under s.27(3I) Unless Grave Humanitarian Reason

Date: Jun 13, 2026

Determinate s.15A Sentences “Specify” the Minimum Term: Temporary Release Bar Under s.27(3I) Unless Grave Humanitarian Reason 1) Introduction This High Court judicial review decision ([2026] IEHC...

Burke v The Director Of The Decision Support Service [Mental Health Commission] [2026] IEHC 373 — Mootness and Prospective-Only Removal Powers under s.76 ADMC Act 2015

Date: Jun 13, 2026

Mootness in EPA Complaint Litigation: Appeals Supersede Earlier Decisions and s.76 ADMC Act 2015 Only Permits Prospective Removal of Attorneys 1) Introduction In Burke v The Director Of The Decision...

IPAT Credibility and Reasons: “Patent Rationale” Suffices Without Item-by-Item COI Treatment

Date: Jun 13, 2026

IPAT Credibility and Reasons: “Patent Rationale” Suffices Without Item-by-Item COI Treatment 1) Introduction In GT v International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Anor (Approved) [2026] IEHC 426, the...

TOMS does not extend to on-demand minicab platforms absent comparability with travel agents/tour operators

Date: Jun 13, 2026

TOMS does not extend to on-demand minicab platforms absent comparability with travel agents/tour operators Introduction In Revenue and Customs v Bolt Services UK Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 720, the Court of...

De Novo Circuit Court Appeals Cure Earlier Procedural Defects; Protective Costs Orders Outside Environmental Law Remain Exceptional

Date: Jun 13, 2026

De Novo Circuit Court Appeals Cure Earlier Procedural Defects; Protective Costs Orders Outside Environmental Law Remain Exceptional 1) Introduction In Webster v The Director of Public Prosecutions...

Joinder of the Minister for Health as Notice Party Where Judicial Review Directly Impugns Sláintecare “Public-Only” Surgical Hub Policy

Date: Jun 13, 2026

Joinder of the Minister for Health as Notice Party Where Judicial Review Directly Impugns Sláintecare “Public-Only” Surgical Hub Policy 1) Introduction This High Court judgment (Manning v The Health...

Valuation appeals include the unit of valuation: the Tribunal may review and reverse a s.17(2)(b) “split”

Date: Jun 13, 2026

Valuation appeals include the unit of valuation: the Tribunal may review and reverse a s.17(2)(b) “split” Introduction This High Court judgment ([2026] IEHC 375, Ms. Justice Siobhán Phelan, 12 June...