Fresh Evidence on Appeal: Credibility, Materiality, and “Perfunctory” Diligence Under s.23 Criminal Appeal Act 1968 1. Introduction Ghaffar v R ([2026] EWCA Crim 194) concerns an application by Rasib...
Objective Justification for VAT on Private School Fees: No Convention Right to a Low-Cost Faith-School Exemption 1. Introduction BYL & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Chancellor of the Exchequer...
“Inside Job” Commercial Robberies: When Significant Planning Requires the Professionally Planned Robbery Guideline (and Why the Court of Appeal Will Rarely Re-categorise) 1. Introduction Hussain &...
Adjournment for Absent Prosecuting Counsel: Balancing CrimPR 1.1 with Public Interest, Prior Listing History, and CPS Accountability 1) Introduction OEM & Anor, R. v ([2026] EWCA Crim 411) is a...
“Continue Indefinitely” Means “Not Perpetual”: Indefinite-Duration Commercial Licences Are Terminable on Reasonable Notice 1) Introduction Zaha Hadid Ltd v The Zaha Hadid Foundation [2026] EWCA Civ...
Credibility in International Protection: “Full Picture” COI Analysis and Meaningful Assessment of Summonses Before Rejecting Documentary Reliability Case: T [Algeria] v The International Protection...
Test-Passing Water Meters as Exclusive Proof of Volume Under Regulation 8: No Collateral Challenge by “Defect” Evidence 1. Introduction B & D Clays & Chemicals Ltd v Castle Water Ltd concerned a...
No “Default Deferral” of Litigation Funder Return Scrutiny at CPO Certification: CAT’s Supervisory Control and a “Realistic Prospect” Threshold for Intra-Class Conflict 1. Introduction Stephan v...
Duffy v Birmingham City Council: A Defective (Uncertified) Indemnity Certificate Does Not Invalidate a Bill of Costs or Detailed Assessment Commencement Introduction Duffy v Birmingham City Council...
Section 12(1A) Terrorism Act 2000 Is Article 10–Compatible Without a Freestanding Proportionality “Defence”: Proportionality Is Built Into the Offence’s Knowledge-and-Recklessness Ingredients Case:...
Consent Judgment Fixes the Bankruptcy Summons Debt: Pre‑Judgment Offsets Cannot Be Re-litigated; Courts Act Interest Prevents “Overstatement” 1. Introduction Re: Phelan [A Bankrupt] (Approved) [2026]...
Pisarski v Kepak Cork Unlimited Company: Deliberate Non-Service by a Plaintiff’s Solicitor Is Not a “Special Circumstance” Justifying Renewal of a Personal Injury Summons 1. Introduction In Pisarski...
Summary Judgment Granted but Execution Stayed Where Plaintiff in Liquidation and Potential Set-Off/Estoppel Could Otherwise Become Irrecoverable 1. Introduction JACC Sports Distributors Ltd (In...
CM v AV [2026] IEHC 111 — Costs of a Moot Enduring Power of Attorney Registration: Attorney’s Reasonable Costs Payable from the Deceased Donor’s Estate 1. Introduction This decision of the High Court...
R v Howden [2026] EWCA Crim 366: Neurodiversity, Reduced Culpability, and the Proper Approach to Suspending Custody 1) Introduction Howden, R. v concerned an appeal against sentence arising from a...
Employer Liability Limited to Reasonably Foreseeable Risks: Ordinary Stair-Vacuuming Interruptions Not an Unsafe System of Work 1) Introduction Walsh v Juniper Orthodontics Limited (Approved) [2026]...
Finality of Litigation: Res Judicata/Henderson Bars Collateral Attacks and Confirms Judgment Mortgages Stand Independent of Lis Pendens 1. Introduction Gaffney and Anor v Gaffney and Anor (Approved)...
EMPA 2011 Costs Protection: A Wastewater Connection Agreement Can “Cause” Environmental Damage Even If Discharge Requires a Separate Licence 1) Introduction Friends of the Irish Environment Company...
Sanctions Designations and ECHR Article 1: No UK Jurisdiction Without Territorial Presence or Assets 1. Introduction Dana Astra Iooo (“DANA”), a Belarus-registered property developer, challenged its...
Strike-Out Where Charitable Trust Over Parish Land Is a “Mere Assertion”: Intention Must Be Credibly Evidenced 1. Introduction St Brigid's RFC Company Ltd by Guarantee v St Laurence O'Toole Diocesan...