“Good reason” threshold under s.44(5) Teaching Council Act 2001: High Court confirmation of sanction unless decision is irrational, procedurally unfair, or vitiated by serious error 1) Introduction...
Supplying Parental Consent Under Article 42A for Urgent Life-Saving Blood Transfusion in Minor Wardship 1. Introduction In the Matter of FB [A Minor] [2026] IEHC 341 is an urgent wardship-related...
Starting a Car’s Engine From Outside the Vehicle Can Amount to “Driving” for Road Traffic Act Offences 1. Introduction In R v OFM [2026] EWCA Crim 599, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Financial remedy appeals after an appellant’s death: no personal representative means no properly constituted appeal; strike out under FPR r 30.10 Case: Kanabar v Kanabar Neutral citation: [2026]...
Interlocutory Relief and Alleged Easement Interference: Strong Case Is Not Enough Where Loss Is Remediable and Damages Are Quantifiable Case: International Investments ICAV v Blanche Retail Nominee...
Strict Gatekeeping Under s.50A(7): Leave to Appeal Requires Pleaded, Determinative Points of Exceptional Public Importance (and Draft Judgments Must Remain Confidential) Case: Rural Residents Wind...
Article 35 Brussels Recast: Irish Mareva Relief Requires Cogent Proof of a “Good Arguable Case” in the Foreign-Law Claim and a Real Risk of Dissipation 1) Introduction In Coleman v Pyriat Ltd and...
Controlling or coercive behaviour: “substantial adverse effect” does not require disruption of an established routine Introduction In R v Keay [2026] EWCA Crim 850, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Post-sentence Early Release Changes Do Not Retrospectively Shorten Driving Disqualification (and HDC Is Irrelevant at Sentence) 1. Introduction In R v Lindsay [2026] EWCA Crim 692, the Court of...
Order 8 Renewals After Expiry: “Special Circumstances” Must Be Defendant-Specific, and Solicitor Oversight (and Material Non-Disclosure) Will Not Sustain Ex Parte Renewal 1) Introduction Timmons v...
Strict s.50A(7) Certification Threshold and “Materiality” as the Limiting Principle on s.146B Amendments Case: Rural Residents Wind Aware and Environmental Group & Ors v An Coimisiun Pleanala & Ors...
Dominant-Injury Assessment and Mandatory Reddy v Bates Discount in Future Earnings under the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts Case: Mooney v Minister For Public Expenditure and Reform (Approved)...
Totality Requires a Real Uplift Where Concurrent Sentences Cover Multiple Victims and Distinct Sexual Offending Case: Cruise, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 731 (CA (Crim Div)) Date: 14 May 2026 Constitution:...
No-case rulings on accessorial murder: “knowledge of a knife” is for the jury where the totality of circumstantial evidence could support it Case: Belfon, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 612...
DVLA Website Error and Post‑Offence Driving Abstention Are Not “Special Reasons” to Disapply Mandatory Minimum Disqualification Case: Brown, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 704 Court: Court...
Peripheral Complaints and Speculative Fresh Evidence Do Not Justify Extending Time to Renew Leave to Appeal Against Conviction Introduction In R v Bhayani [2026] EWCA Crim 691, the Court of Appeal...
Jury Irregularities: Discretion to Discharge a Threatening Juror Without Derailing the Trial (Crim PD 8.7) Case: R v Boyce Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 693 Court: England and Wales Court of...
Extraterritorial Rape of an Adult: Schedule 2 Expansion Is Not Retrospective Under Sexual Offences Act 2003 s72 1. Introduction In R v Wisher [2026] EWCA Crim 695, the England and Wales Court of...
Unduly Lenient Rape Sentences: Domestic Abuse Aggravation and Totality Uplift for Multiple Sexual Offences 1. Introduction In R v Akram [2026] EWCA Crim 732 (Court of Appeal (Criminal Division),...
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 s.3: “In charge” can persist without presence where an omission causally permits the dog to be dangerously out of control 1) Introduction In R v Twigg & Anor [2026] EWCA Crim...