Dangerousness and Extended Sentences: “Extreme, Out-of-Character” Offending May Defeat a Section 308 Finding Case: Singh, R. v Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 205 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Stalking via Indirect Social-Media Contact: A1 Harm and Dangerousness Justifying an Extended Sentence 1. Introduction Case: Bird, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 276 (CA (Crim Div), 10 February 2026). Court:...
Care Workers on Sick Leave Remain “Involved in Care” Under SOA 2003 s.42(3): “Functions to Perform” Is a Status Test, Not a “On-Shift” Requirement 1. Introduction R v Culverwell ([2026] EWCA Crim...
Registered Title Finality and the Limits of Interlocutory Relief After a Completed Mortgagee Sale Case: O'Flaherty & Ors v Permanent TSB Public Ltd Company & Ors [2026] IEHC 74 (High Court, O’Connell...
Section 64A “Slip Rule” Can Excuse an Apparent Missing Landlord Signature Where the Notice Is Otherwise Compliant and Not Materially Prejudiced 1) Introduction Maria Ulemu Chimwala v The Residential...
Matthew, R. v — When “Imposition Guidelines” Need Not Be Expressly Cited: Custody Upheld if Sentencing Remarks Show Section 230 Consideration Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Section 45 YJCEA 1999 Reporting Restrictions Are Time-Limited and Cannot Operate Indefinitely Once the Complainant Turns 18 1. Introduction Yates, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 306) concerned (i) an...
PD 8.7 as Structured Guidance (Not a Straitjacket): No Mandatory Juror Enquiry Required Where a Note Mentions “Preconceptions” but Does Not Clearly Establish Jury Irregularity Case: Delecia v R...
Order 19 r.28 (2023) Strike-Out: Codified “Bound to Fail” Test and Plain Limitation Defences 1) Introduction Hickey v Howley and Ors [2026] IEHC 113 is a High Court ruling (Jackson J., 9 February...
“Undisputed Claims” in a reconciliation Joint Report may create an immediately enforceable payment obligation (debt) notwithstanding references to “further negotiations”; and a broad Event-of-Default...
GMC Sanctions Guidance Not a “Tick-Box”: Erasure Is Not the Default in s40A Sufficiency Appeals 1. Introduction General Medical Council v Gilbert & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 53 concerns the appellate...
Guideline Selection for Section 30 Hate Criminal Damage: Higher-Value Guideline Applies Absent a Section 22 Value Determination Case: Campbell v R Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 51 Court: Court of Appeal...
Encumbering a Company’s Equitable Land Interest as “Conversion” for LA 1980 s21(1)(b), and a Purchaser-Only, Knowledge-Sensitive Reading of CA 2006 s44(5) 1. Introduction South Bank Hotel Management...
CPR 19.6(3)(b) “Second Gateway” Does Not Cure Mistaken Defendant Identity Where Liability Is Not Transferred Case: Adcamp LLP v Office Properties PL Ltd & Ors (conjoined with Mark William Lee and...
Trial Judges May Revoke a “No Case to Answer” Terminatory Ruling During a Section 58 CJA 2003 Adjournment: A Second Ruling Is a Negation, Not a “Step in Consequence” 1. Introduction In Clarke, R. v...
Non-Defendant Bad Character (CJA 2003 s.100): Excluding Hearsay Allegations and Policing “State of Mind” Evidence to Prevent Backdoor Propensity Proof 1) Introduction R v Horswill ([2026] EWCA Crim...
Cannabis Evidence and “Capacity to Consent”: No Duty to Direct on Capacity (or Require Expert Evidence) Where Capacity Is Not Put in Issue 1. Introduction HEF, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 172 is a Court of...
Lead Concurrent Sentence Must Reflect Overall Criminality; “No Separate Penalty” Wrong for Serious Weapon Possession in Unduly Lenient Sentence References 1) Introduction R v Garner ([2026] EWCA Crim...
Spud Legs as “Deposited Objects” and the “Normal Navigation” Exemption under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 1. Introduction Richards, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 178 is a decision of the England...
Assumed Assistance-to-Police Discount Will Not Found Leave Where a Totality-Adjusted Drug Sentence Is Not Arguably Excessive 1. Introduction In R v GEE [2026] EWCA Crim 447, the Court of Appeal...