IPP as a “Last but One Resort”: Sentencers Must Address Alternatives Before Imposing Discretionary Imprisonment for Public Protection 1. Introduction In Rich (aka Whitelaw), R. v [2025] EWCA Crim...
Cameron v Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 1574: Subsuming Pending Section 75(2) Tribunal Applications on Recall and the Scope of Judicial Oversight under the Mental Health...
Fraud Sentencing Methodology: Value Within Category Does Not Fix the Bottom of the Range, and Aggravation/Mitigation Must Be Applied Before Guilty Plea Credit Introduction R. v Hutchinson ([2025]...
R v Ibrahim: Schedule 21 Minimum Terms—Uplift from the 15‑Year Starting Point Requires Clear Justification; Delay in Surrender Not an Aggravating Feature 1. Introduction Case: Ibrahim, R. v [2025]...
Clarifying “Particular Vulnerability” and Deliberate Targeting in Kidnapping Sentencing: Commentary on R v Greenaway [2025] EWCA Crim 1568 1. Introduction This Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Unreasonable Conduct, Expert Evidence and Costs in Called‑In Planning Inquiries: Commentary on Halton BC v Secretary of State [2025] EWCA Civ 1566 1. Introduction This Court of Appeal decision...
Evans v Care Quality Commission [2025] EWCA Civ 1556: Ideological Views, Mandatory Relevant Considerations and the Regulation of Gender-Affirming Treatment for Minors 1. Introduction The decision in...
Fresh Evidence on Appeal in Rape Cases: Sexual History and “Complainant Bad Character” Will Not Be Admitted Unless It Clears Section 41 YJCEA 1999 and Section 100 CJA 2003, with Contemporary...
Tailored SHPOs: Internet Restrictions Are Not “Standard” and Must Be Proved Necessary and Proportionate 1. Introduction R v Garnett ([2025] EWCA Crim 1830) is a Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Re E (A Child): Limited Rights of Non‑Party Witnesses to Appeal and Seek Anonymity in Family Court Judgments 1. Introduction The decision in Re E (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 1563 is a significant Court...
Chawdhury, R. v — Abuse of Process Bars Retrial Where Acquittal Negates the Prosecution’s Factual Basis for a Hung Count 1) Introduction This decision of the England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Marginal Non‑Disclosure and the “Evidential Landscape” in Historic Child Sexual Offence Appeals: Commentary on R v UDS [2025] EWCA Crim 1540 1. Introduction This judgment of the Court of Appeal...
R v Bush [2025] EWCA Crim 1674 — Totality Uplift Within Guideline for Dangerous Driving (and Correction of YOI Mislabel for Adults) 1. Introduction In Bush, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1674), the Court of...
Holford, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1836 — Sentencing: Limited Mitigation for “No Intent to Kill” in Violent Infant Murder; No Sentencing Uplift for Uncharged Sexual Motive 1) Introduction Holford, R. v...
R v Lowe: No Automatic Anonymity for Modern Slavery Claimants and No “Second Bite” After a Guilty Plea Absent a Proven, Trial-Ready Section 45 Defence 1. Introduction R v Lowe ([2025] EWCA Crim 1673)...
Judicial Proceedings Immunity and Whistleblowing Detriment: Commentary on Rogerson v Erhard‑Jensen Ontological/phenomenological Initiative Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1547 1. Introduction This Court of...
Domestic Accident Risk, Cultural Context and Adoption: Proportionality in N (A Child: Placement Order: Proportionality) [2025] EWCA Civ 1541 1. Introduction N (A Child: Placement Order:...
Market-Rate Damages for Late Redelivery Despite Forward Sale: Res Inter Alios Acta in Time Charter Overruns Skyros Maritime Corporation & Anor v Hapag-Lloyd AG (Re “SKYROS” & “AGIOS MINAS”) [2025]...
No Automatic Right to Full Market-Value Compensation for NSIA Divestment Orders Commentary on L1T FM Holdings Ltd & Anor v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [2025] EWCA Civ 1528 1. Introduction...
Preservative, Residual Nature of Education-Based Derivative Residence Rights under the Withdrawal Agreement: Commentary on Ayoola v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1519 1....