Civil procedure; jurisdiction—Magistrate's jurisdiction to grant possession orders under Registered Land Act s.157; meaning of 'value of the subject matter' as leasehold interest; periodic tenancy valuation; Supreme Court lacks statutory power to enforce Magistrate possession orders.

Sexual Offences Act s11 – sexual activity with a child – penetrative acts; application of UK Sentencing Guidelines (s9 UK Act) in absence of local guidelines; Category 1A (penetration) – grooming, planning, abuse of trust, age disparity – uplifted sentence; mitigation (youth, good character, remorse); one‑third guilty plea discount; concurrent sentences; remand credit; mandated assessment and rehabilitative measures.

Criminal law — Bribery at common law — Public officers’ fiduciary duty — Circumstantial evidence and inferences — Proceeds of Crime — Concealment/disguise through lawyer’s client accounts and corporate vehicles — Mens rea: ‘knowledge or reasonable grounds to suspect’ (1998 Ordinance) vs ‘knows or suspects’ (2007 Act) — Amendment of indictment allowed where no injustice.

Registered Land — Second Charge — Presumption of regularity of land registration; Security for costs — non‑resident plaintiff; Crabtree principle — co‑extensive claim and counterclaim; Specific discovery — Order 24 r.7 — documents relating to sale proceeds.

Administrative law — entitlement to reasons — National Insurance Appeal Tribunal — unemployment benefit Regulation 34F(1)(d) — interaction with Labour Tribunal findings on unfair dismissal — leave to appeal — ‘realistic prospect’ test for grant of leave.

Civil procedure — strike‑out of defence and counterclaim — interlocutory order — leave to appeal required — test of real (not fanciful) prospect of success — costs follow the event — stay pending appeal — balance of harm/convenience.

Refugee law — Convention travel documents (Article 28) — Contracting State responsibility (United Kingdom) — Domestic implementation requires local legislation — Mandamus discretionary; cannot compel non-existent statutory duty — Constitutional freedom of movement does not itself create duty to issue travel documents.

Personal injury—workplace accident—traumatic brain injury with right-sided hemiplegia—default judgment—acceptance of treating physician’s uncontradicted evidence—assessment of general damages using Judicial College Guidelines—loss of earnings and future care assessed by Ogden tables—interest at 6% per annum.

Civil procedure — Setting aside default judgment (Order 19 r.9) — Affidavit of merits — Real triable issues: causation, negligence, contributory negligence, waiver/volenti — Explanation for delay — Balancing prejudice and justice.

Registered Land Act – interaction of chargee’s power of sale (s.75), cautions (ss.127–129) and overriding interests (s.28(g)); indefeasibility (s.23); procedural duties of Registrar; summary judgment – prohibition against summary disposals against the Crown (Order 77 r.7/Crown Proceedings Act); triable issues of statutory construction.