In Personam Nationwide Isaac Wunder Orders in the Circuit/District Courts, but No In Rem (General) Nationwide Restraints 1. Introduction M v M (Approved) (Supreme Court of Ireland, 23 January 2026;...
Isaac Wunder Orders in Family Law: Proportionate Restraint of Vexatious “Lawfare” and Supervisory Control Over Lower-Court Proceedings 1. Introduction M v M (Approved) [2026] IESC 2 concerns the...
Practice Direction CA 14 as a Gateway to the Greendale Jurisdiction: Finality, Recusal, and the High Threshold for Reopening Court of Appeal Orders Case: A G v The Director of Public Prosecutions...
Mandamus to Enforce Statutory Planning Duties: Resource Constraints Excuse Only Impossibility (Brady Exceptional) Case: Protect East Meath Ltd v Meath County Council Court: Supreme Court of Ireland...
Serial Judicial Review as Abuse of Process: Res Judicata, Non‑Reviewability of High Court Decisions, and “Arguability” as the Gateway to Legal Aid (Custody Issues Scheme) 1. Introduction Rogers v The...
Late PIA Invocation Will Not Deflect Bankruptcy: Full Disclosure and Credible Evidence Required Under s.14(2) 1. Introduction Gradual Investments Limited v Conor Clarkson (Re: Clarkson [A Bankrupt]...
Challenge to Receiver Appointment Is Not “a Claim to an Estate or Interest in Land” for Lis Pendens Purposes (s.121(2)(a) LCLRA 2009) Case: Goldstein Property ICAV v RELM Loan Opportunities 2...
POCA s.3 “Mixed Asset” Rule: Entire Property May Be Frozen Where Partly Crime-Funded, With Equity Managed at Disposal Case: Criminal Assets Bureau v Humphreys (Approved) [2026] IEHC 20 Court: High...
Legally Aided Parents in Special Care Proceedings: Costs Must Be Determined “As If” No Legal Aid (s.33 Civil Legal Aid Act 1995) Case: The Child and Family Agency v D and Ors (Approved) | Citation:...
Nationwide Reach of District/Circuit Isaac Wunder Orders and the High Court’s Inherent Anti‑Vexation Injunction (Not a “Protective” Jurisdiction) Case: M v M (Approved) | Court: Supreme Court of...
Isaac Wunder Orders in Child Access and Maintenance Cases: Proportionate “Filtering” and the (Limited) Power of the District and Circuit Courts Case: M v M (Approved) | Court: Supreme Court of...
IPAT Late-Appeal Extensions: No Duty to Invite Further Particulars and No Power to Reopen a Refusal 1. Introduction YSA v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Anor [2026] IEHC 39 is a...
No implied 28-day minimum in s.51(2) deportation orders; short “leave period” lawful if reasonable and effective remedy remains available Case: T.M. (South Africa) v The Minister For Justice and...
Totality in Multi-Count Child Sexual Offences: Standalone Lead-Offence Calibration and Proportionate Uplift (R v Stuber) 1. Introduction R v Stuber ([2026] EWCA Crim 115) is a Court of Appeal...
Cross-Examination in Judicial Review Confined to Genuine Factual Conflicts or Credibility/Reliability Challenges (Not Interpretations or Inferences) 1) Introduction Ethical Farming Ireland v Minister...
“Obvious Reasons” and the Mandatory “Shall Not Extend” Threshold: IPAT Time-Extension Refusals Upheld Where Solicitor Oversight Is Not “Special Circumstances” 1. Introduction SMMZ v The International...
Totality Requires a Real Uplift Where Multiple Child Sexual Offences Are Sentenced Concurrently R v Morgan [2026] EWCA Crim 94 (CA (Crim Div), 27 January 2026) 1. Introduction R v Morgan is an unduly...
Mercy Not “Undue Leniency”: Youth (18–25) and Genuine Rehabilitation Can Justify a Suspended Sentence in an Exceptional Position-of-Trust Sexual Offending Case 1. Introduction This judgment of the...
Majid, R. v — Sentencing Limits Where a Jury Acquits on a Bladed-Article Count: Consistency, “Taking a Weapon to the Scene,” and Premeditation under Schedule 21 1. Introduction This appeal concerned...
Undue Leniency and Extended Sentences: “Bell” Deference, Guideline Flexibility, and Scrutiny of Risk Assessments 1. Introduction His Majesty’s Advocate v Michael Patrick Harvey ([2026] HCJAC 3) is a...