uber- Case Commentaries

Omnibus Hearings and Extension of Time in Immigration Judicial Review: Merits and Post-Leave Conduct as Certifiable Points of Exceptional Public Importance

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Omnibus Hearings and Extension of Time in Immigration Judicial Review: Merits and Post-Leave Conduct as Certifiable Points of Exceptional Public Importance Introduction G (Angola) (Leave To Appeal) v...

Follow-on cartel damages: binding force of Commission recitals (including post-leniency “play-along”), adverse inferences, and counterfactual causation without naming the missing bidder

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Follow-on cartel damages: binding force of Commission recitals (including post-leniency “play-along”), adverse inferences, and counterfactual causation without naming the missing bidder 1)...

“Public Domain” in NDAs Means “Generally Accessible”: Narrowing the Public-Domain Carve-Out for Confidential Investment Concepts

Date: Jul 16, 2026

“Public Domain” in NDAs Means “Generally Accessible”: Narrowing the Public-Domain Carve-Out for Confidential Investment Concepts Case: IlliquidX Ltd v Altana Wealth & Ors Neutral citation: [2026]...

Inherent Jurisdiction to Compel Disclosure of Suspected Unlawful Litigation Funding (Maintenance/Champerty)

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Inherent Jurisdiction to Compel Disclosure of Suspected Unlawful Litigation Funding (Maintenance/Champerty) Case: QPQ Ltd v Schute [Otherwise Known as Geert Schute] (Approved) Citation: [2026] IEHC...

Credibility First: Irish LGBTQI+ Participation and Malawi COI Cannot Cure Core Inconsistencies at Leave Stage in SOGI Protection JR

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Credibility First: Irish LGBTQI+ Participation and Malawi COI Cannot Cure Core Inconsistencies at Leave Stage in SOGI Protection JR Case: K.L. v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Anor...

Section 49 IHTA 1984 Does Not Attribute Trustees’ Debts to the Life Tenant: No FA 1986 s103 Abatement for Home Loan Scheme Notes

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Section 49 IHTA 1984 Does Not Attribute Trustees’ Debts to the Life Tenant: No FA 1986 s103 Abatement for Home Loan Scheme Notes 1. Introduction In Elborne & Ors v The Commissioners for HMRC [2026]...

Real-risk standard governs access to state protection: correcting AB (Jamaica) witness protection guidance

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Real-risk standard governs access to state protection: correcting AB (Protection, criminal gangs, internal relocation) Jamaica CG [2007] UKAIT 00018 witness protection guidance 1) Introduction In...

Imminent Medico‑Legal Evidence and the Legality of Removal: Liberal Amendment and a Tightly‑Controlled Injunction Pending Trial

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Imminent Medico‑Legal Evidence and the Legality of Removal: Liberal Amendment and a Tightly‑Controlled Injunction Pending Trial Case: S.H.E. v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Ors...

Common Law Duty to Consult Small, Identifiable Vulnerable Service Users Before Closure; Limits on Using Senior Courts Act 1981 s 31(2A) to Withhold Relief for Non‑Consultation

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Common Law Duty to Consult Small, Identifiable Vulnerable Service Users Before Closure; Limits on Using Senior Courts Act 1981 s 31(2A) to Withhold Relief for Non‑Consultation Case: BUJ, R (On the...

Intentional-Damage Particulars in a European Arrest Warrant Satisfy Irish “Correspondence” Without Further Proof of Mens Rea or Absence of Lawful Excuse

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Intentional-Damage Particulars in a European Arrest Warrant Satisfy Irish “Correspondence” Without Further Proof of Mens Rea or Absence of Lawful Excuse 1) Introduction Minister For Justice, Home...

Credibility Findings Must Be Grounded in Country-of-Origin Context and Not Speculation: A.H.O. v IPAT

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Credibility Findings Must Be Grounded in Country-of-Origin Context and Not Speculation 1) Introduction In A.H.O. v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Anor (Approved) [2026] IEHC 469,...

Net Value First: No “Netting-Off” Beyond s 10(2) in Matrimonial Property Division (Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985)

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Net Value First: No “Netting-Off” Beyond s 10(2) in Matrimonial Property Division (Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985) 1. Introduction This Inner House decision ([2026] CSIH 38, Extra Division, Lady...

Maintenance Variation Requires Material Change and Full, Frank Disclosure: Applicant’s Failure of Transparency Defeats Section 18 Relief

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Maintenance Variation Requires Material Change and Full, Frank Disclosure: Applicant’s Failure of Transparency Defeats Section 18 Relief Case: P.Q. v R.Q. (maintenance variation; section 16(2) and...

Life-threatening Harm under the Section 18 Guideline: “Immediate Intervention” Injuries and Section 63 Intended/Foreseeable Harm Can Justify Category 1

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Life-threatening Harm under the Section 18 Guideline: “Immediate Intervention” Injuries and Section 63 Intended/Foreseeable Harm Can Justify Category 1 1) Introduction R v Green [2026] EWCA Crim 1003...

Stays Pending Judicial Review in International Protection: A Stay Will Be Refused Where IPAT Can Cure Alleged IPO Defects by Full Ex Nunc Appeal

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Stays Pending Judicial Review in International Protection: A Stay Will Be Refused Where IPAT Can Cure Alleged IPO Defects by Full Ex Nunc Appeal Case: O.A.S.A. v The Chief International Protection...

Key Non‑Party Actor Must Be Treated as a “Custodian” for Discovery, and Discovery Must Extend Beyond a Transaction Date Where the Category Is Open‑Ended

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Key Non‑Party Actor Must Be Treated as a “Custodian” for Discovery, and Discovery Must Extend Beyond a Transaction Date Where the Category Is Open‑Ended Case: National Paediatric Hospital Development...

Fraudulently Procured Bankruptcy: Annulment May Be Refused Without Provision for Trustees’ Costs

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Fraudulently Procured Bankruptcy: Annulment May Be Refused Without Provision for Trustees’ Costs Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Judge: Lord Justice Lewison Neutral...

Settlement “line in the sand” can restrain a reopened protected-disclosure investigation: s.6A imposes no open-ended duty to re-investigate

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Settlement “line in the sand” can restrain a reopened protected-disclosure investigation: s.6A imposes no open-ended duty to re-investigate Introduction Mey v University Of Limerick (Approved) [2026]...

Interlocutory Relief After Contractual Termination: Mandatory Effect, Country-by-Country Balance of Justice, and “Becomes Insolvent” in Pharma Licensing

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Interlocutory Relief After Contractual Termination: Mandatory Effect, Country-by-Country Balance of Justice, and “Becomes Insolvent” in Pharma Licensing Case: Piramal Critical Care B.V. v Brepco...

Practical Benefit for Service Out to Enforce Foreign Judgments: Contingent Aircraft-Leasing Receivables as Irish Assets

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Practical Benefit for Service Out to Enforce Foreign Judgments: Contingent Aircraft‑Leasing Receivables as Irish Assets 1) Introduction In FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Limited v VietJet Joint Stock...