uber- Case Commentaries

Part 5 “New Matter” Consent Limits the Tribunal’s Article 8 / s.117B(6) Assessment

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Part 5 “New Matter” Consent Limits the Tribunal’s Article 8 / s.117B(6) Assessment Case: Rahim & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 930 Court: Court of Appeal (Civil...

Appellate restraint and documentary “cogency”: discussions of profit share do not establish a redevelopment partnership without a concluded, certain agreement

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Appellate restraint and documentary “cogency”: discussions of profit share do not establish a redevelopment partnership without a concluded, certain agreement 1) Introduction In EJW Builders Ltd &...

Foreign-Judgment Res Judicata in Ireland: Material Change of Circumstances and Strict Proof of Corporate Privity

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Foreign-Judgment Res Judicata in Ireland: Material Change of Circumstances and Strict Proof of Corporate Privity 1) Introduction This decision of the High Court (Quinn J.) in Ryanair Designated...

Contextual “Life‑Sustaining Treatment” Test under s.89 Assisted Decision‑Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and Capacity-Based Invalidity of Advance Healthcare Directives

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Contextual “Life‑Sustaining Treatment” under s.89 ADM(C)A 2015: Jurisdiction, Interim Treatment, and Capacity as a Ground of AHD Invalidity Case: Health Service Executive v MM (A Person Lacking...

Interim Teacher Suspension: A Non-Teaching Undertaking May Be Insufficient Without Public Register Transparency

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Interim Teacher Suspension: A Non-Teaching Undertaking May Be Insufficient Without Public Register Transparency Case: Teaching Council v V.U. (Approved) Citation: [2026] IEHC 625 Court: High Court of...

Common-law damages for non-penetrative childhood sexual abuse: cumulative injury, trust betrayal, and no separate aggravated award where factors are integrated

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Common-law damages for non-penetrative childhood sexual abuse: cumulative injury and trust betrayal, with no separate aggravated award where factors are integrated into compensation Case: Odumosu v...

Issue-Specific “Costs in the Cause” for Split-Success Interlocutory Injunctions Involving Distinct Termination Grounds

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Issue-Specific “Costs in the Cause” for Split-Success Interlocutory Injunctions Involving Distinct Termination Grounds 1. Introduction In Piramal Critical Care B.V. v Brepco Biopharma Limited [2026]...

No “Baseline Risk” Presumption: Individualised Necessity Required for Detention Pending Deportation under s 5(7) Immigration Act 1999

Date: Jul 23, 2026

No “Baseline Risk” Presumption: Individualised Necessity Required for Detention Pending Deportation under s 5(7) Immigration Act 1999 1) Introduction In K. (Detention Pending Deportation) v The...

Private Rented Sector Offers Automatically End the Main Housing Duty on Acceptance or Refusal

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Private Rented Sector Offers Automatically End the Main Housing Duty on Acceptance or Refusal 1. Introduction In R (on the application of Bano) v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2026] UKSC 22, the...

Contempt and Committal: Fair Hearing, Penal Endorsement, and Clarity of Injunctive Orders as Preconditions to Imprisonment

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Contempt and Committal: Fair Hearing, Penal Endorsement, and Clarity of Injunctive Orders as Preconditions to Imprisonment 1. Introduction Walsh v Keane (Approved) [2026] IEHC 534 is a High Court...

Inherent Jurisdiction to Exclude Persistently Disruptive Courtroom Attendees While Preserving Open Justice Through Remote Access

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Inherent Jurisdiction to Exclude Persistently Disruptive Courtroom Attendees While Preserving Open Justice Through Remote Access 1. Introduction In The Board Of Management Of Wilson's Hospital School...

Limited Turbine-Design Flexibility Can Satisfy Mandatory Planning Requirements

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Limited Turbine-Design Flexibility Can Satisfy Mandatory Planning Requirements Case: North Westmeath Turbine Action Group and Anor v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors [No. 3] (Approved) Citation: [2026]...

Case Stated Appeals Under TCA s.949AQ: Transcript Admissibility and Limits on Reframing Questions Absent a Fact-Challenge

Date: Jul 22, 2026

Case Stated Appeals Under TCA s.949AQ: Transcript Admissibility and Limits on Reframing Questions Absent a Fact-Challenge 1. Introduction O'Sullivan Fabrications Ltd v The Revenue Commissioners...

Evidence-Based, Updated Assessment of Article 3 Prison-Conditions Objections in UK TCA Surrender Requests

Date: Jul 22, 2026

Evidence-Based, Updated Assessment of Article 3 Prison-Conditions Objections in UK TCA Surrender Requests Case: Minister For Justice, Home Affairs and Migration v Saby (Approved) [2026] IEHC 480...

Suitability as an Implied Condition of “Accommodation Made Available” under Housing Act 1996 s.193(6)(d)

Date: Jul 22, 2026

Suitability as an Implied Condition of “Accommodation Made Available” under Housing Act 1996 s.193(6)(d) 1. Introduction In Griffiths-Fowell, R (On the Application Of) v Birmingham City Council...

Prior EU Refusal on Optional Limitation Ground Does Not Bar Irish Surrender or Prove Abuse of Process in EAW Proceedings

Date: Jul 22, 2026

Prior EU Refusal on Optional Limitation Ground Does Not Bar Irish Surrender or Prove Abuse of Process in EAW Proceedings Case: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration v Bolmadir (Approved)...

Section 20(8) “Alibi” Requires Positive Placement Elsewhere: Geography, Not Mere Non‑Presence

Date: Jul 22, 2026

Section 20(8) “Alibi” Requires Positive Placement Elsewhere: Geography, Not Mere Non‑Presence Case: Director of Public Prosecutions v Bonney (Unapproved) [2026] IESC 38 Court: Supreme Court (Hyland...

Public Communications Duties in Unduly Lenient Sentence References: Correcting Misinformation and Protecting Judicial Independence

Date: Jul 22, 2026

Public Communications Duties in Unduly Lenient Sentence References: Correcting Misinformation and Protecting Judicial Independence 1) Introduction This follow-on judgment of the England and Wales...

Enforceable Remediation Orders under s.160: Method Statements, Full Costs (Including Investigation) and Payment on Account

Date: Jul 22, 2026

Enforceable Remediation Orders under s.160: Method Statements, Full Costs (Including Investigation) and Payment on Account Case: South Dublin City Council, O'Neill v Threshford Ltd and Ors, Branach...

Suspended Committal for Part 71 Contempt: Inherent Jurisdiction to Impose Positive Disclosure Conditions Beyond CPR 71.8

Date: Jul 22, 2026

Suspended Committal for Part 71 Contempt: Inherent Jurisdiction to Impose Positive Disclosure Conditions Beyond CPR 71.8 Introduction Windhorst v ADS Securities LLC [2026] EWCA Civ 905 is a Court of...