Jeong, R. v — Fresh Evidence Must Be Truly “Fresh”, Reliable, and Potentially Verdict-Changing: Pressure-Induced Retractions and Opportunity Arguments Fail Under s.23 1. Introduction This renewed...
“Additional Elements of Dependency”, Not Mere Support: IA & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1516 1. Introduction IA & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department...
Fairmont Property Developers v Venus Bridging: Section 91 LPA 1925 Orders Displacing Mortgagees’ Conduct of Sale Confined to Exceptional Cases of Likely Undervalue 1. Introduction The Court of...
R v McGregor: Intoxicated Unconsciousness/ Sleep as “Particular Vulnerability” (Rape Guideline Category 2 Harm) Regardless of How the Victim Came to Bed 1. Introduction R. v McGregor ([2025] EWCA...
Schedule 21 Uplifts for Child-Witness Aggravation: Limits on Treating a Paragraph 4(2) Knife Murder as Paragraph 3(2) Seriousness Case: Jones, R. v Citation: [2025] EWCA Crim 1666 Court: England and...
Child Sexual Offences: Using Adult Guideline “Anchors” and Upholding Long Extended Detention Where Dangerousness Is Found (R. v RDP) 1) Introduction R. v RDP concerns an application for leave to...
Post‑trial Autism and Deceased-Complainant Hearsay: Fairness Safeguards for Pattern and Documentary Evidence 1) Introduction R v Babu [2025] EWCA Crim 1870 concerned a GP (the appellant) convicted in...
Sentencing Children for Loss-of-Control Manslaughter: Correct Guideline Categorisation and When a Youth Rehabilitation Order Should Replace Short Custody 1) Introduction In Howard & Anor, R. v [2025]...
R v Wood [2025] EWCA Crim 1656: Perception‑Response Time Evidence, Counsel’s Tactical Choices and Sentencing for Vehicle‑as‑Weapon Murders 1. Introduction The decision of the Court of Appeal...
Limited Weight to a Flawed Goodyear Indication on an Unduly Lenient Sentence Reference 1. Introduction R v Pollard is a reference by the Solicitor General under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act...
Joining Foreign Heirs as “Necessary or Proper Parties” for Enforcement-Only Relief: Commentary on The Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1505 1. Introduction...
Consecutive Minimum Terms Are Lawful for Multiple Life Sentences: Totality Must Reflect “Additional Criminality” and Ensure Transparent Punishment 1. Introduction Tanga, R. v concerns an Attorney...
Structuring Multi‑Count Burglary Sentences, Totality, and Jurisdictional Errors: Commentary on R v Dymeter [2025] EWCA Crim 1586 1. Introduction R v Dymeter [2025] EWCA Crim 1586 is a significant...
R v Amini [2025] EWCA Crim 1621: Clarifying “Extreme” Harm, Abduction and Dangerousness in Rape Sentencing 1. Introduction The decision in R v Amini [2025] EWCA Crim 1621 is an important Court of...
Buzzard‑Quashie v Northamptonshire Police: Contempt Sanctions for Chief Constables and the Non‑Optional Nature of Court Orders 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s sanctions...
Defining “Direct Damage” for Cross‑Border Trade Secret Misuse under Rome II: Commentary on Playtech Software Ltd v Realtime SIA & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 1472 Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division),...
Non‑Fettering, Residual Immigration Discretion and the Limits of the “Highly Likely” Test: Commentary on Hippolyte v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1493 1. Introduction...
Immigration Bail as an Independent Suitability Bar under Appendix Skilled Worker and the Procedural Role of Paragraph 39E 1. Introduction This commentary analyses the Court of Appeal’s decision in...
Hemming v Poulton [2025] EWCA Civ 1494: Context, Repetition, and Preliminary Issues in Modern Defamation Law 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in Hemming v...
The Obligation to Adjourn for a Pre‑Sentence Report Before Refusing a Suspended Sentence in Borderline Custody Cases: Commentary on R v Jode [2025] EWCA Crim 1617 1. Introduction This commentary...