Khan v Khan: No fraud or gratuity required—Acquisition constructive trusts clarified; post‑acquisition emails can satisfy s53(1)(b) LPA 1925 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division)...
Substance Over Form in IPEC Applications and a Restrained Threshold for “Unreasonable Behaviour” Costs: Costa v Dissociadid Ltd & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 1475 Introduction This Court of Appeal decision...
R v Barnes [2025] EWCA Crim 1686: Adjusting Sentences for Section 14 Child Sex Offences When Intended Abuse Does Not Occur 1. Introduction The decision in Barnes, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1686 is a...
Constraining Category A Culpability in Causing Death by Dangerous Driving and the Limits of Attorney General’s References: Commentary on R v Muldoon [2025] EWCA Crim 1595 1. Introduction This...
R v Cobley [2025] EWCA Crim 1592: Genuine Intent vs Sexual Fantasy in Online Child Sex Stings and Sentencing Where the “Child” Is Fictitious 1. Introduction R v Cobley [2025] EWCA Crim 1592 concerns...
Reflecting Separate Harm to Multiple Child Victims in Historical Sexual Offence Sentencing: Commentary on R v Hopcroft [2025] EWCA Crim 1598 1. Introduction This commentary examines the decision of...
Sharma v University of Nottingham: Common‑law Fairness, Not the Equality Act, Governs Disability Adjustments in Judicial Proceedings, and Adjustments Should Be Determined Proximately to the Hearing...
Osipov Confirmed and Extended: dismissal-as-detriment whistleblowing claims may proceed against employers without joining co‑workers Introduction In Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd; Barton Turns v Treadwell...
No Contempt for “Spirit of the Order”: An Injunction Respondent Is Liable Only for Breaching the Order’s Terms Case: FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Ltd v VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company [2025] EWCA...
No Judicial Notice of Sunday Post Office Hours: The Court of Appeal on the Limits of Judicial Notice, Procedural Fairness, and Fresh Evidence in Immigration Judicial Review Case: Baparee, R (On the...
Unfunded UURBS Promises Are Outside s.1290 CTA 2009: Deductibility Turns on Purpose under s.54 CTA 2009 Introduction In AD Bly Groundworks and Civil Engineering Ltd & Anor v Revenue and Customs...
Residual Credit for Guilty Pleas Entered After the Trial Has Begun: Commentary on R v Szczerbacz [2025] EWCA Crim 1576 1. Introduction R v Szczerbacz [2025] EWCA Crim 1576 is a Court of Appeal...
Smith, R. v — Single Guideline Starting Point in Concurrent Multi-Count Drug Conspiracy Sentencing and the High Bar for “Manifestly Excessive” Appeals 1. Introduction Smith, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim...
“Deportation” Encompasses Ongoing Exclusion: Section 117C Applies to Revocation Appeals from Abroad Commentary on Nguyen v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1452 Introduction...
Protective Measures Must Be Effective in the Requesting State: Foreign Order Undermining Safeguards is a Fundamental Change Justifying Reconsideration of a Hague Return Introduction This commentary...
“Planning–Licensing Harmony” and the Limits of Class B: A Definitive Clarification of ‘Purely Planning Considerations’ in Caravan Site Licensing Introduction This Court of Appeal judgment addresses a...
No Domestic Foothold Where SELC Is Disapplied: Court of Appeal narrows treaty- and CIL-based challenges to national security export decisions Introduction In Al-Haq, R (On the Application Of) v...
R v Corner [2025] EWCA Crim 1647: Mental Health, Voluntary Intoxication and Sentencing for Domestic Attempted Murder 1. Introduction This commentary analyses the decision of the England and Wales...
IPP Wrong in Principle Where Judge Fails to Consider Extended Sentence After 14 July 2008 Amendments Case: Ahmed, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1572) Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
IPP as “Second-Last Resort”: Sentencers Must Expressly Consider and Explain Why an Extended Determinate Sentence Is Insufficient 1. Introduction R v Wilkinson ([2025] EWCA Crim 1573) concerned a very...