Withdrawal Agreement Article 20(2) disapplies CRD proportionality for post‑transition offending; “stage 1” automatic deportation notice is a residence-rights restriction 1. Introduction Molnar v...
Disqualification for Causing Death by Careless Driving Runs from the Date of Sentence, with Automatic Credit for Interim Disqualification (Needham Applied on Appeal) Case: Navid, R. v Citation:...
Linked Protection Claims: Different Outcomes Justified by Divergent Credibility Findings and COI Scope 1. Introduction In L.A. v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Anor (Approved)...
R v Ball [2026] EWCA Crim 121 — “Unduly Lenient” Restraint and the Discretionary (Non-Formulaic) Treatment of Recall Time 1. Introduction R v Ball concerns an application by His Majesty’s Solicitor...
SHPO Duration Must Be Individually Justified (Not Set to Mirror Notification Period) 1. Introduction Miah, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 129 is an appeal against sentence in the England and Wales Court of...
Ultra-High Quantity Cocaine Conspiracies: Justifying 20+ Year Starting Points and Limiting Guilty Plea Credit Where Quantity Is Contested Late 1. Introduction R. v Sajad & Anor ([2026] EWCA Crim 125)...
Inferring Category B Unlawful Act Manslaughter Despite Uncertain Medical Cause of Death Introduction In R v Metcalfe [2026] EWCA Crim 144, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) (Lord Justice Singh,...
Permission to Appeal in Homelessness JR: “Realistic Prospect” and Academic Appeals Reserved for Salem Consideration 1. Introduction Birmingham City Council v Fowell concerns the interface between (i)...
Decoy “Child” Incitement Attempts: Category 1A Classification and Immediate Custody as the Norm (Underwood) 1. Introduction R v Underwood concerned an Attorney General/Solicitor General reference for...
Assignation Transfers Rights, Not the Assignor’s Liability: Limits of “assignatus utitur” and the Preconditions for Rescission Case: Lorna McLean against Elderbridge Ltd (Court of Session, Outer...
Mulumba v Partners Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 30: When Ridley and Rule 37(5) Cannot Rescue a Defective EAT Appeal 1. Introduction This Court of Appeal decision concerns the strict approach...
POCA s303Z18 Compensation: “Exceptional Circumstances” as a High Threshold Protecting Properly-Made Account Freezing Orders 1. Introduction The Advocate General for Scotland v Alexander Watt...
R v Cosier: When Loss of Control Need Not Be Left to the Jury and How “Imperfect” Self-Defence/Provocation Should Mitigate Schedule 21 Minimum Terms Introduction R. v Cosier ([2026] EWCA Crim 2) is a...
Fresh Evidence and “Unsafe” Convictions: Central Credibility Lies on Consent Justify Quashing Sexual Offence Verdicts Reporting restriction: The Court noted the application of the Sexual Offences...
Supervisory-only FTT Jurisdiction over HMRC Regulation 29(2) VAT Evidence Decisions: No Reliance on “Fresh Invoices” First Produced on Appeal 1. Introduction FS Commercial Ltd v Commissioners for His...
Force Vetting After “No Case to Answer”: Misconduct Outcomes Do Not Negate Reasonable Suspicion 1. Introduction Di Maria, R (On the Application Of) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2026]...
High Court Reaffirms the “Irremediable Flaw” Threshold for Injuncting Early-Stage University Disciplinary Processes Case: Khimji v University College Dublin [2026] IEHC 55 Court/Date: High Court...
Capacity/Consent as Jury Issues and Consecutive Extended Sentences Upheld Where Total Sentence Is Just and Proportionate 1. Introduction R. v Mullen ([2026] EWCA Crim 120) is a decision of the Court...
Cumulative Delay Can Justify Strike-Out Even Without Two Years’ Immediate Inactivity (Order 122, r. 11 RSC) 1. Introduction This High Court judgment (O’Donnell J., 22 December 2025) concerns a...
Mandamus and Resource Pleas: Courts Must Give Real Effect to Unqualified Statutory Duties 1. Introduction Protect East Meath Ltd v Meath County Council concerns whether the High Court ought to have...