No Judicial Review Remedy to Enforce Consistency Between Separate Circuit/District Court Cases Involving Different Parties 1. Introduction In Polyakova v A Judge Of The Circuit Court (Midland...
Article 30 Hague Convention Does Not Displace Mediation/Without Prejudice Privilege in Return Proceedings Case: A.B.C.D v E.F (Child Abduction; Mediation, Privilege) (Approved) [2026] IEHC 394 Court:...
When a Genuine and Reasonable Belief of 16+ Makes the Section 5 Guideline Inappropriate: A Structured Approach to Sentencing and Culpability 1. Introduction Bailey v R [2026] EWCA Crim 741 is a...
Defamation Meaning and the “Reasonable Reader”: Non‑Defamatory “Lawyer Did His Job” Meanings Cannot Ground a Truth Plea 1) Introduction Tweed v Georgetown University (trading as Georgetown University...
Dishonesty, Client-Account Deficits and Repeat Regulatory Breaches: Strike-Off as the Presumptive Outcome and Composite Sanctioning Under the 2015 Act Case: Law Society of Ireland v McSweeney...
Article 15 Reception Conditions Directive: Labour Market Access Arises Only from Undue First-Instance Delay, Not Appeal Delay Case: B v The Internal Protection Appeals Tribunal and Ors [2026] IEHC...
Extreme Psychological Harm and Predatory Modus Operandi Justify Long Extended Sentences Despite Age and Ill-Health 1) Introduction In R. v Head [2026] EWCA Crim 799, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Wrongful birth in Scotland: duty of care owed to the father and additional care costs assessed by the child’s reasonable needs (not parental means) 1. Introduction In (First) PO and (Second) OO...
Sequential Seizure of Cash: s.7 Criminal Justice Act 2006 and Later s.38 Criminal Justice Act 1994 Are Cumulative Powers (Not a Single Time-Accruing Detention) 1) Introduction This High Court...
Strike-off as the near-invariable sanction for solicitor dishonesty under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 1. Introduction In The Law Society Of Ireland v O'Brien (Approved) [2026] IEHC 380,...
Historic Sexual Offences Spanning Youth and Adulthood: Lead Adult Rape Sentence, Concurrent Earlier Counts, and No Victim Surcharge for Pre‑s.161A Offences 1) Introduction In R v Harris [2026] EWCA...
Fair Procedures in Deportation Decisions: Notice Required Before Departing from Recent Zambrano Findings on Family Relationships Case: MAS and Ors v The Minister For Justice (Approved) Neutral...
Statutory Road-Traffic Alcohol Certificates: No Freestanding Chain-of-Custody Proof Requirement; Gaps Go to Weight Unless the Contrary Is Shown 1. Introduction Director of Public Prosecutions v...
State Protection Must Be Assessed Through the Applicant’s Particular Risk Profile (Including Politically Powerful Non-State Persecutors) 1) Introduction I.U. v The Internal Protection Appeals...
Monitoring Officers’ Ethical-Standards Advice and Councillor Self-Recusal: No Invalidity of Planning Permission Absent a Disqualification or Procedural Irregularity Court: Outer House, Court of...
Regulation 39 Summary Dismissal: A Criminal Conviction and Known Facts Can Satisfy Fair Procedures Without Disclosure of Underlying Witness Material Case: English v Commissioner Of An Garda Siochana...
Strike-off for Unauthorised Client-Account Fee Deductions and Systemic AML Non-Compliance (High Court confirmation under the 2015 Act) 1. Introduction In The Law Society Of Ireland v Kearns...
Incompetent Differentiated Homicide Verdicts in Concert Murder Trials: Whole-Verdict Reconsideration Rather Than Implied Acquittal Court: Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary (Scotland) Citation:...
Board-Nomination Rights and Dilutive Undervalue Share Issues as Potential “Unfair Prejudice” (s 994 Companies Act 2006) Case: Magic Investments SA v Broadbent & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 711 (CA (Civ...
Withdrawn Charges: Standard Jury Direction Suffices Where Evidence Remains Relevant to Live Charges 1. Introduction In Appeal against Conviction by CMD against His Majesty's Advocate [2026] HCJAC 20,...