Judicial Review of Safeguarding Decisions Requires Standing, Specific Grounds and Timely Proceedings Case: D.McC. v Health Service Executive (Approved) [2026] IEHC 671 Court: High Court of Ireland...
Speculative Fraud Allegations Cannot Sustain Disclosure Proceedings or Overcome Limitation Defences High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 672 · Bolger J · 8 October 2026 1. Introduction This judgment...
DSA Complaints May Inform Wider Supervision Without a Merits Ruling, but Referral Decisions Require Fair Notice Case: X Internet UnLtd Company v Coimisiun na Mean (Approved) [2026] IEHC 666 Court:...
Unrestricted Plenary Remittal Preserves Counterclaims: Factual Particulars and Proportionate Discovery Dogo Media Ltd v Tempest Tech Ltd (Approved) High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 657 Judgment of...
Pleading Amendments Cannot Reopen Executed Possession Orders Through Unparticularised Unfair-Terms Claims High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 719 · Nolan J. · 7 October 2026 1. Introduction This...
Benchmark-Rate Fraud: Commercial Influence Does Not Establish a False Submission as a Matter of Law Case: Pabon & Ors, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1345 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal...
Short Custodial Sentences: Exceptional Seriousness and Deterrence May Together Justify Refusing Suspension Citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1348 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal...
Inadmissible Bad-Character Evidence: Effective Directions May Avoid the Need to Discharge a Jury Case: ZJX, R. [2026] EWCA Crim 1361 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Public Importance and Successful-Party Costs: The Limits of Exceptional Relief in a Supreme Court Dissent Court: Supreme Court of Ireland Citation: [2026] IESC 41 Judgment examined: Collins J’s...
Delayed Prosecutions: Distinct Roles for Mitigation and Sentencing Totality Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1337 Judgment date: 6...
Hague Convention Consent: Future Family Relocation Plans Do Not Authorise Unilateral Retention Case: PST v OU (Child Abduction: consent; grave risk) Citation: [2026] IEHC 701 Court: High Court of...
Exceptional Public-Interest Costs: Partial Recovery by Unsuccessful Litigants Who Secure Systemic Legal Clarification Case: Howley v McClean; Howley v. Howard (Unapproved) Court: Supreme Court of...
Holistic Credibility Assessment Does Not Require a Fixed Sequence of Evidential Analysis Case: J.J. v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Anor (Approved) Citation: [2026] IEHC 662...
Conditional Release Pending Deportation Requires an Individualised Assessment of Absconding Risk Case BM and Ors v The Minister For Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Approved) Court and citation...
Replaying ABE Interviews to Assess Demeanour: Fairness, Not Exceptional Circumstances, Governs Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim 1387...
Climate-Consistent Infrastructure Approval Requires Adequate Inquiry, Not Project-Specific Allocation in a Climate Action Plan Court: Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland Neutral citation: [2026] NICA...
High-Culpability Money Laundering: Cash-Based Sophistication and Sentences Above the Guideline Range Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Crim...
Foreign-Judgment Issue Estoppel Is Governed by the Lex Fori, Not Rome II Case: Aviator LLC & Ors v Spribe OÜ [2026] EWCA Civ 1224 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division) Date: 2...
Summary Criminal Disclosure: No Automatic Separate Hearing, but Effective Defence Preparation Must Be Protected Case: A.G. v Director Of Public Prosecutions and Ors (Approved), [2026] IEHC 659 Court:...
Public-Importance Leave Does Not Automatically Protect an Unsuccessful Judicial Review Applicant from Costs High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 658 · Ferriter J · 5 October 2026 Subject: Costs in...