Res gestae remains admissible despite a proven lie: the test stays whether concoction or distortion can be disregarded 1. Introduction In R v Shiel [2026] EWCA Crim 386, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Partially Constructed Apartment Blocks Are Not “Houses” Under s.2 Planning and Development Act 2000 for s.48(3A) Development Contribution Reductions 1) Introduction In Hibernia Real Estate Group Ltd...
Avoiding Double Counting of Psychological Harm and Properly Valuing Service Mitigation in Service-Court Rape Sentencing Case: R v Ball (Court Martial Appeal Court) Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim...
Article 6 Delay Findings Do Not, Without Linked Prejudice, Justify Re-opening Confiscation Appeals to Reduce Default Terms Case: Neophytou & Anor, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 489 Court:...
Section 11 Sexual Offences Act 2003: Permissible Inferences on Sexual Gratification Must Be Read in the Round with Clear Element-by-Element Directions Case: R v NJT [2026] EWCA Crim 451 Court: Court...
Independent Decision-Making Representative Where Intra‑Family Conflict Makes a Relative’s Appointment Unsafe or Procedurally Unfair Court: High Court of Ireland (Wards of Court) Neutral citation:...
“Safe Word” and BDSM Evidence after Kirkup: Section 275(1)(c) Probative Value, No Standing Consent, and Article 6 Fairness 1. Introduction Sean Kirkup v His Majesty’s Advocate ([2026] HCJAC 11) is an...
Armed Group Violence: Joinder, Secondary Liability at Half-Time, and the Limits of Fresh Psychiatric Evidence on Appeal Case: Odunewu & Ors v R Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 444 Court: England...
“Subject to” Does Not (Without Clear Words) Make Payment Conditional on Prior Delivery: Presumption of Concurrent Conditions in Share Sale Completion 1. Introduction Textor v Iconic Sports Eagle...
Fresh Expert Psychiatric Evidence Is Not “Fresh” If It Re-runs Trial Material: No Second-Opinion Appeals on Diminished Responsibility 1. Introduction Thomas (Previously Edgington) v R [2026] EWCA...
Section 26 ACA 2002: “Necessary” Post-Placement Parental Contact May Be Ordered (Not Merely Recited) Where Otherwise the Relationship Is Likely to Wither Case: B-A, Re (Placement Order and Contact...
Parker v West Midlands Trains Ltd: Rule 37(5) Extension Where a Minor Rule 3(1) Document Omission Is Rectified Late Following Misleading Tribunal Reassurance 1) Introduction Parties: Mr Parker...
Sanctions Compliance as a “Wide Net”: Payments Under Confirmed Standby Letters of Credit Are Prohibited When “In Connection With” Aircraft-Lease Arrangements, and SAMLA s44 Shields Against Debt,...
Territorial Revocation Clauses, Lex Domicilii and Foreign Movables: When an Earlier Will Survives for Assets Abroad 1) Introduction The Estate of Patrick Joseph Quinn, Re (Rev1) [2026] IEHC 188...
Stays Pending Judicial Review: Strong Presumption in Favour of Continuing a DSA Investigation, Including “Provider” Scoping 1) Introduction Bytedance Ltd v Coimisiún na Mean and Anor [2026] IEHC 196...
FOISA s36 (Confidentiality in Legal Proceedings): Legal Professional Privilege can be overridden only by “clear, compelling and specific” public-interest justification Case: The Scottish Ministers...
Section 7 Land Registration Act (NI) 1970: Finality of High Court Appeals, Recitals vs Operative Orders, and Exceptional Rights of Audience 1. Introduction In McKeever v Key Property Management Ltd...
Limited Youth Mitigation for Near-Adult Repeat Rape Offending: Concurrency and Totality in Extended Sentences Introduction In [2026] EWCA Crim 486 (Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Lewis LJ,...
Judicial Review Leave: Bias Allegations Require Evidential Basis; RTB Tribunal “General” Personal Findings May Be Ultra Vires; Hybrid Hearing Access Can Ground Fair-Procedure Leave 1) Introduction In...
Judicial review cannot bypass the trial court where a guilty plea stands: exceptional-case threshold and exhaustion of remedies Case: Benevicius v The Director of Public Prosecutions and Ors...