Structured Totality in Child Homicide Sentencing: Avoiding Double Counting and Adjusting Guideline Starting Points to Historic Maximums Case: Ives, R. v Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 417 Court: Court of...
S.49(7) Humanitarian Reviews: Minister May Balance State System-Integrity Against “Something More” in Precarious-Residence Cases Case: S.M. v The Minister For Justice [No. 2] [2026] IEHC 138 (High...
Public Participation Is Not Triggered by AA Screening under s.146B; SAC Conservation Objectives Do Not Extend to Birds 1) Introduction Rural Residents Wind Aware and Environmental Group, John Nolan...
State Protection Requires Effectiveness, Not Mere “Improvement”: COI Must Rationally Support a Section 31 Finding Case: T.M. [Georgia] v The International Appeals Tribunal and Anor (Approved) [2026]...
Security for Costs under s.52 Companies Act 2014: “Reason to Believe” Requires More than a Terse Liquidity Critique 1) Introduction In Ryconlou Ltd v Conlon [2026] IEHC 152, the High Court (O’Donnell...
Rectification Cures: Judicial Review Will Not Quash a Permission for a Landowner-Consent Defect Corrected by a Lawful Amendment 1) Introduction This judgment (Rural Residents Wind Aware and...
State Protection Under s.31 International Protection Act 2015: “Improvements” Are Not “Effectiveness” — COI Findings Must Rationally Support the Conclusion 1) Introduction M.G. (Georgia) v The...
Section 10C Protected Disclosures: Burden on the Reporting Person to Establish Prima Facie Wrongdoing at Initial Assessment and Limits of Judicial Review at Leave Stage Case: McLoughlin v The...
Exceptional Partial Costs for Unsuccessful Public-Interest Constitutional Litigation: 50% Costs Award Where Proceedings Clarify Novel, Systemic Executive-Governance Questions 1. Introduction This...
Corcoran v Everyday Finance DAC: Interlocutory Injunctions, Proof of Loan Assignment Despite Redactions, and Waiver of “Solicitor-Advice” Drawdown Conditions 1) Introduction Corcoran v Everyday...
Condon (No. 2): Leave to Appeal Refused Where Proposed Questions Misstate the Judgment and the Commission Failed “Step 1” Engagement with the Development Plan 1. Introduction Condon v An Coimisiún...
Winding-Up Refused Where Judgment-Mortgage Enforcement Provides an Adeate Alternative Despite a Deemed-Insolvency Statutory Demand 1) Introduction This High Court (Cork) decision by Charleton J...
Regulation 7(4) Compliance Principle: District Judges May Refuse Multiple Same-Firm Solicitor Assignments Absent “Good Reason” Direction Case: Cawley v The Director Of Public Prosecutions and Anor,...
Discretionary Sist in Scottish Divorce Proceedings: Prima Facie Natural Forum and the Need for Cogent Proof of Substantial Injustice Abroad 1) Introduction This Outer House decision of Lady Tait...
Stay Pending Appeal in Private Wind Turbine Nuisance: Okunade Applied, Damages Stayed but Injunction Refused 1. Introduction This judgment ([2026] IEHC 154) is the fourth decision delivered by Ms...
Plenary Proceedings as an Impermissible “Appeal” from a County Registrar Will Be Struck Out for Want of Jurisdiction; LLP/Firms May Validly Enter an Appearance; Escalating “Lawfare” Justifies Robust...
R v Pottinger [2026] EWCA Crim 416 — Accessory Liability for Section 18: Conditional Intent, In-Club Encouragement, and Compatibility with Acquittal on “Endangering Life” 1) Introduction R v...
Costs in Multi-Issue, Multi-Module Litigation: “Separate and Distinct Issues” Drive Targeted Carve‑Outs; Payment on Account Generally Refused Pending a Liability Appeal Case: Webster and Anor v...
Tactical Non‑Call of a Known Witness Defeats the “Reasonable Explanation” Test for Fresh Evidence Appeals under s 106(3)(a) 1. Introduction In Appeal against Conviction by Kassim Ashley Green...
Consent-to-Prosecute as a Jurisdictional Precondition for Article 10 Public Order (NI) Offences; Section 33 Compliance Not Exclusive 1. Introduction Public Prosecution Service v Stitt [2026] NICA 9...