Extended Sentence Required Where Dangerousness and Persistent Sexual Offending Outweigh a Purely Determinate Approach Case: Westlake, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 471 (CACD) Date: 1 April...
Totality Limits Custody for “Contempt in the Face of the Court” Following Sentencing Introduction In R v Welsh [2026] EWCA Crim 466, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) (Holgate LJ, O’Farrell J...
Order 122, rule 11: Four+ years of inactivity in summary debt proceedings warrants dismissal absent compelling justification (and post‑motion delay is not counted) Case: Everyday Finance Designated...
Section 36 “Unduly Lenient” Correction Where the Error Lies in Failing to Impose an Extended Sentence for Dangerousness Case: Wheatley-Taylor, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 446 Court: Court...
Riot-Context Burglary: Immediate Custody May Outweigh Strong Mental-Health Mitigation When Considering Suspension Case: Fairfield, R. v Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 567 Court: Court of Appeal...
Unrepresented Defendants, Section 36 Advocates, and Section 23 Fresh Evidence: When Procedural Complaints Do Not Render Convictions Unsafe Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
“Particularly Serious” Multiple Sexual Offending Justifies a Notional Determinate Term Above 30 Years When Setting Life Minimum Terms 1) Introduction In R v Sala, R. [2026] EWCA Crim 482, the Court...
Consecutive Sentences for Distinct People-Smuggling Conspiracies and Double-Figure Starting Points for High-Risk Organisers 1. Introduction R v Mahmud, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 703 is a decision of the...
Third-Party Enforcement Payments: No Discharge Without Agency, and “Return” Defeats Later Ratification 1. Introduction In 56 Fellows Road Ltd v ABC Block Management Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 401, the Court...
Persistent, Contextual Breaches Can Justify Harm Category 2 for Breach of a Restraining Order Despite a Limited Basis of Plea 1) Introduction In R v Vencatachellun [2026] EWCA Crim 478, the Court of...
Fair Procedures as a Precondition to Confirming Central Bank Prohibition Notices (Oral Hearing and Witness Evidence Where Credibility Is in Issue) Case: Central Bank Of Ireland v CD (Approved) (Rev1)...
Late Appeals after Guilty Pleas: Section 45 MSA Requires an Evidential Nexus to the Specific Offence; NRM Conclusive Grounds Respected but Not Determinative 1. Introduction Nguyen, R. v ([2026] EWCA...
Unsafe to Convict Two Defendants for the Same Injury Absent a Put and Directed Joint Enterprise Case: Alignment of Indictment, Route to Verdict, and Proof Case: CGA & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 385...
Inherent Jurisdiction to Restrict Abusive Court Correspondence Must Be Obeyed Unless Stayed or Set Aside 1. Introduction Solicitor General for England and Wales v Seale [2026] EWCA Civ 362 is an...
Resisting a Child Arrangements Appeal Is Not “Exceptional” Conduct: The Court of Appeal Reaffirms the No-Costs Norm in Children Proceedings 1. Introduction M, Re (A Child: Costs) [2026] EWCA Civ 381...
Mandatory Adjournment to Secure Non‑Means‑Tested Legal Aid in County Court Committal Proceedings Case: Davies v Lettington Citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 364 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Formula-Based Government Education Funding as Third-Party Consideration Creating a VAT “Direct Link” Case: Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Colchester Institute Corporation...
[2026] CSOH 28 — Declarator Competent to Determine Enforceability and Scope of HMRC Undertakings as Unilateral Obligations, Despite Parallel Tax Tribunal Proceedings 1. Introduction SR Aviation...
Reduction of Confirmation is Competent in the Court of Session; Sheriff Appeal Court Appeal Not Available in Commissary Proceedings 1. Introduction Saddiq Ahmed against Kamall Ahmed ([2026] CSOH 30)...
Reduction of a Grant of Confirmation as a Competent Remedy in Commissary Practice (and Interim Suspension/Interdict Pending Proof) 1. Introduction Saddiq Ahmed against Kamall Ahmed (Court of Session)...