periodic-inspection Case Commentaries

Trade Loan Loss Relief Requires a Subsisting Legal Right to Repayment

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Trade Loan Loss Relief Requires a Subsisting Legal Right to Repayment Case: Bunting v Revenue and Customs [2026] EWCA Civ 1331 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division Date: 16...

Post-Trial Joinder of Foreign Heirs: Jurisdiction over Inherited Liability Without Foreign Estate Administration

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Post-Trial Joinder of Foreign Heirs: Jurisdiction over Inherited Liability Without Foreign Estate Administration Case: The Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) & Ors...

CFA-Funded Claimants May Recover Pre-Judgment Costs Interest Without Recovering Success Fees

Date: Oct 22, 2026

CFA-Funded Claimants May Recover Pre-Judgment Costs Interest Without Recovering Success Fees Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 1319 England and Wales Court of Appeal...

CMS Reviews and Appeals Do Not Automatically End Child-Maintenance Top-Up Orders

Date: Oct 22, 2026

CMS Reviews and Appeals Do Not Automatically End Child-Maintenance Top-Up Orders Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 1363 Judgment delivered:...

Corporation Tax: Regulatory Redress Paid in Place of Penalties Is Not Deductible Trading Expenditure

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Corporation Tax: Regulatory Redress Paid in Place of Penalties Is Not Deductible Trading Expenditure Case: ScottishPower (SCPL) Limited and others v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and...

Undisclosed Victim Statements: A Disclosure Breach Does Not Automatically Establish a Miscarriage of Justice

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Undisclosed Victim Statements: A Disclosure Breach Does Not Automatically Establish a Miscarriage of Justice Court: Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary Citation: [2026] HCJAC 45 Decision: 15...

Upper Tribunal Permission Refusals: A Reasons Challenge Must Establish a Fundamental Breach of Natural Justice

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Upper Tribunal Permission Refusals: A Reasons Challenge Must Establish a Fundamental Breach of Natural Justice Court: Outer House, Court of Session Judge: Lady Tait Citation: [2026] CSOH 102 Date: 16...

Historic Sexual Abuse Trials: Context-Specific Delay Directions and the Limits of Enhanced Good Character Warnings

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Historic Sexual Abuse Trials: Context-Specific Delay Directions and the Limits of Enhanced Good Character Warnings Case: R v Hindley [2026] EWCA Crim 1336 Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division),...

Remittal After Defective Medical Disciplinary Findings: Judicial Discretion and Appropriate Regulatory Deference

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Remittal After Defective Medical Disciplinary Findings: Judicial Discretion and Appropriate Regulatory Deference Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division Neutral citation: [2026]...

Clear Interest-Variation Powers Can Authorise Benchmark Substitution, but Remain Legally Constrained

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Clear Interest-Variation Powers Can Authorise Benchmark Substitution, but Remain Legally Constrained Supreme Court of Ireland: Harte v Bank of Ireland (Approved) [2026] IESC 44 Judgment delivered: 20...

Missing Jury Papers Do Not Automatically Render Previously Agreed Unanimous Verdicts Unsafe

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Missing Jury Papers Do Not Automatically Render Previously Agreed Unanimous Verdicts Unsafe Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1415...

Strike-Out and Limitation: Recasting Known Events as “Modern Slavery” Does Not Rescue an Unsustainable Claim

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Strike-Out and Limitation: Recasting Known Events as “Modern Slavery” Does Not Rescue an Unsustainable Claim High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 686 · Oisín Quinn J. The judgment records delivery on...

No Special Costs Immunity for a Legitimus Contradictor Who Opposes Judicial Review

Date: Oct 21, 2026

No Special Costs Immunity for a Legitimus Contradictor Who Opposes Judicial Review Court: High Court of Ireland Judge: Mr. Justice Garrett Simons Judgment considered: [2026] IEHC 680, delivered on 22...

Immigration Detention Extensions Require a Meaningful Opportunity to Obtain Representation and Answer the Case

Date: Oct 21, 2026

Immigration Detention Extensions Require a Meaningful Opportunity to Obtain Representation and Answer the Case Case: AA (Egypt) v The Governor of Cloverhill Prison [2026] IEHC 690 Court: High Court...

Youth Sentencing Requires Individual Assessment, Not Automatic Age-Based Discounts

Date: Oct 21, 2026

Youth Sentencing Requires Individual Assessment, Not Automatic Age-Based Discounts Decision: Carr, R. v, [2026] EWCA Crim 1397 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Date: 20...

Jury Questions Are for Clarification, Not Investigation: Assessing Trial Fairness as a Whole

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Jury Questions Are for Clarification, Not Investigation: Assessing Trial Fairness as a Whole Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1330...

Wrongful TOEIC Allegations Do Not Automatically Establish Continuous Lawful Residence for Settlement

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Wrongful TOEIC Allegations Do Not Automatically Establish Continuous Lawful Residence for Settlement Case: Secretary of State for the Home Department v Hossain, [2026] EWCA Civ 1310 Court: Court of...

Parental-Relationship Concessions and Deportation: Procedural Error Is Immaterial Only Where the Outcome Was Inevitable

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Parental-Relationship Concessions and Deportation: Procedural Error Is Immaterial Only Where the Outcome Was Inevitable Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division Neutral citation:...

Gambling VAT and Fiscal Neutrality: Findings of Dissimilarity Require Evidence

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Gambling VAT and Fiscal Neutrality: Findings of Dissimilarity Require Evidence Case: Omaha Investments Ltd v Revenue Commissioners [2026] IEHC 675 Court: High Court of Ireland Judge: Mr Justice Conor...

Immediate Licence Suspension Where a Statutory Disqualification Prevents the Licensed Activities

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Immediate Licence Suspension Where a Statutory Disqualification Prevents the Licensed Activities High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 714 · 16 October 2026 Judge: Mr Justice David Barniville,...