Sentencing reasons must demonstrate application of the Imposition Guideline where suspension is legally available Introduction In R v Butavicius [2026] EWCA Crim 701 (14 May 2026), the Court of...
Finality of Perfected High Court Orders: Limits of the Slip Rule, Inherent Reopening, and Litigant-in-Person Cost Measurement Case: Nowak v Intesa Sanpaolo Vita S.P.A (Approved) [2026] IEHC 295...
Section 28 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954: An Unexercised Tenant’s Renewal Option Does Not Exclude Part II Protection 1. Introduction In Caterpillar Property Ltd & Anor v Park Cakes Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ...
Costs Adjudication Fairness: Duty to Address Documentary Deficiencies and to Consider Order 99 r.26(7) Direction Before Proceeding 1. Introduction Nolan & Ors v Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicators...
Depressive Illness, Social Supports, and “Intolerable Situation”: Article 13(b) Bars Return Where Relapse Risk Cannot Be Mitigated J.P. v M.M. (Approved) [2026] IEHC 298 — High Court of Ireland...
Schemes of Arrangement in Ireland: Class Composition Disputes Ordinarily Determined at the Sanction Stage 1) Introduction In Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc (the “Company”) the High Court...
Global Defamation Damages After Default Judgment Require Pleading of Foreign Publication and Double Actionability Case: Ogunkami v Chia Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 588 Court: England and Wales...
Hague Child Abduction: New Evidence of Distress During Wrongful Retention Does Not Ordinarily Defeat Return Where Protective Measures and Prompt Welfare Adjudication Exist Case: AG v JW Neutral...
Adjustable Interim RAND Licences with ICC Arbitration Can Satisfy a SEP Owner’s RAND Obligation, Justifying a Permanent Stay of Implementer-Led RAND Proceedings Case: Acer Incorporated & Anor v Nokia...
Inherent power to order a further Part 71 examination to complete an extant process and enforce truthful compliance Case: Deutsche Bank AG v Vik [2026] EWCA Civ 581 Court: Court of Appeal (Civil...
Unregistered Trade Mark Licences: No Recovery for Licensees’ Losses Under s.30(6) TMA 1994 and Limitation Still Runs from Infringement 1) Introduction In Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Frasers Group...
High Court Has No Jurisdiction to Entertain Crown Court “Contempt in the Face” on a Direct Judicial Reference Without Law Officer Seisin Case: Menon, In the Matter Of (Re Contempt Proceedings)...
Comity and “Sufficient Interest” in Vexatious-and-Oppressive Anti‑Suit Injunctions; Affiliates’ Reliance on LCIA Clauses Despite “Product Contract” Priority Case: JP Morgan Securities Plc & Ors v VTB...
Welfare-Focused Residence Relocation Appeals: Deference on Review, Evidence-Based Change, and Limits on Expert “Violence” Evidence 1) Introduction In A Father and A Mother Re A Child [2026] NICA 22,...
Preliminary Issues and Unconscionability: Hybrid “Assumed Knowledge” Case Management Orders Are Unworkable Case: Castleton v Post Office Ltd & Anor (Rev1) [2026] EWCA Civ 577 Court: England and Wales...
Appellate restraint in welfare appeals: future-focused risk evaluation and permissible bespoke allocation of decision-making without conferring parental responsibility 1. Introduction Re P (No 2:...
Deferment Creates Legitimate Expectation, Not a Licence to Avoid Custody in Serious Violence: Article 8 Child Welfare and the “Mercy” Remedy on an Unduly Lenient Sentence Reference Case: Huntley &...
Oral Pronouncements of “Conviction” in Summary Appeals Have No Binding Effect Without a Final Composite Order (Conviction + Sentence) Case: McGuinness v The Director of Public Prosecutions (Approved)...
Age Assessment Appeals: The “Plainly Wrong” Threshold and the Limits of “Benefit of the Doubt” Where Cogent Evidence Establishes Adulthood 1. Introduction In JR256, Appeal Against the Dismissal of an...
Improperly Indicted Summary Shoplifting: Guilty Plea a Nullity; Minimal Murder Plea Credit Where Responsibility Is Denied Pending Psychiatric Evidence 1) Introduction In R v Blades [2026] EWCA Crim...