Corrected Successive EAWs Not Precluded by Prior Refusal; Waiver of Attendance May Be Inferred in “Triggering Offence” Proceedings for Activation of a Suspended Sentence 1) Introduction Minister For...
Psychological Harm (Proved Without Expert Evidence) Can Justify Category 1 Harm in Section 18 GBH Sentencing 1. Introduction JFH, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 206) is a sentencing appeal in the England and...
“Accompanied by” in s.26(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 Requires Ongoing Supervision; Unlawful Search Does Not Automatically End the Case 1) Introduction The Director Of Public Prosecutions [At The Suit...
Watchful Waiting and Safety-Netting in Suspected Paediatric Appendicitis: No “Mandatory Referral” Where GP Acts with Ordinary Care 1) Introduction Afolabi v Southdoc Services Ltd and Anor (Approved)...
Unquantified “Rent-in-Services” Means “No Rent Payable”: Excluding Assured Tenancy Status under Housing Act 1988 Sch 1 para 3 1. Introduction Phillips & Anor v Garraway ([2026] EWCA Civ 55) concerned...
Section 811 “Relief Exclusion” Requires Objective Purpose-and-Misuse Analysis (No “Positive Obligation” on Taxpayer) and Proper Reasons on Expert Evidence 1) Introduction Hegarty v The Revenue...
Leave-to-Appeal Cannot Be Used to Pivot to New Grounds: s.16(2)(f) Applies to All Subleases (Residential and Commercial) 1) Introduction Crowley & Anor v Sheehan & Anor ([2026] IESC 6) is a Supreme...
Section 15(1) “Consistency” as an Enforceable Climate Duty in Planning: No “Traffic-Light Presumption”, but a Mandatory Substantive Engagement with Material-Contravention Powers Case: Coolglass Wind...
Restraint Order Variations: No Duty to Determine Tainted Gift Extent Before Enforcement 1) Introduction Hargreaves, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 58 (CA (Crim Div), 10 February 2026) concerned a renewed...
Wrong Guideline, Right Question: Sentencing Errors Do Not Found a Miscarriage Unless the Final Sentence is Excessive 1. Introduction This appeal arose following a reference by the Scottish Criminal...
“NHS Earnings” Means Statement-of-Dental-Remuneration Income: Annual Assessment, Continuous Commitment, and Year-by-Year Prescription in Dental Bursary Repayment Court: Scottish Court of Session...
Functional Sufficiency of Notice for Enforcing UAE Payment Orders in Scotland (No Automatic Translation Requirement) 1) Introduction Papel Payment Services Provider LLC (“Papel”), a UAE-based...
Section 170 CPSA 1995 Declared Article 6-Incompatible: Blanket Immunity from Malicious Prosecution Claims in Summary Proceedings 1) Introduction In Mark Hirst against The Chief Constable Police...
Deportation (Article 8): Unsigned/Undated “Support Letters” May Be Given No Weight; Rationality Review Applies a Normal Intensity Where Parliament Has Set the Public-Interest Baseline 1. Introduction...
Student Anonymity in Judicial Review: “Very Clear Interests” and “Pressing Circumstances” Required, with Temporary Restrictions Only to Preserve Appeal Rights 1) Introduction Student A v Trinity...
Presumption of Revocation Does Not Arise Where It Is Not Proven the Missing Original Will Ever Reached the Testator Case: Eastwood (In Their Capacity as Executors Named in the Last Will and Testament...
Totality Allowance for Earlier-Sentenced Similar Fraud: Mandatory Structured Discretion and Correct Sequencing of Reductions 1. Introduction R v Fiaz concerns an appeal against sentence by Shahnawaz...
Section 11(1A)(f) EAW Clarity: Ordinary-Meaning, Act-Based Assessment Suffices; No Indictment-Level Narrative Required 1) Introduction Minister For Justice, Home Affairs and Migration v Tudor...
SEA “Framework” and Non-Binding ‘Have-Regard’ Guidance: Acte Clair Exclusion and a Standalone Aarhus/Kyiv Interpretive Question in CJEU References 1. Introduction McDonald and Ors v Minister for...
No “Cliff Edge” at 18: Immaturity Discounts and Correct Guideline Selection in County Lines and Child Exploitation Sentencing 1. Introduction R. v Mulligan ([2026] EWCA Crim 212) is a sentence appeal...