Woods‑Springer: Calibrating the Upper Bound of Extended Sentences in Multi‑Victim Child Sexual Offences and Reaffirming the Bar on Concurrent “Offender of Particular Concern” Sentences Citation: R v...
Apply the Totality Uplift Before the Guilty Plea Discount: Sentencing Sequence Clarified in R v Gaidamavicias & Anor [2025] EWCA Crim 1416 Introduction In R v Gaidamavicias & Anor [2025] EWCA Crim...
Unduly Lenient Means Gross Error: Court of Appeal reaffirms narrow scope of section 36 references in Category 1A child sex cases (R v Kenyon [2025] EWCA Crim 1238) Introduction This commentary...
Causation-Limited “Other Resultant Losses” under the 2001 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme Stephenson v First-Tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) [2025] EWCA Civ 1160 Introduction This...
Sentencing Beyond Guideline Ranges for Borderline Category Domestic GBH with Intent: Commentary on R v Seal [2025] EWCA Crim 1527 1. Introduction This commentary examines the decision of the England...
R v DCB [2025] EWCA Crim 1253: Late Appeals, Counsel Criticism, and Propensity-Based Bad Character in Sexual Offence Trials Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Citation:...
R v Lindley [2025] EWCA Crim 1213: No Newton Hearing Where Alleged Prior False Allegations Would Not Materially Affect Sentence; Delayed “Provocation” Is Not Significant Mitigation for Attempted...
Abuse of Trust Beyond Workplace Hierarchy: Sentencing Framework for Manager–Employee Sexual Assault in R v Mackenzie [2025] EWCA Crim 1526 1. Introduction This commentary considers the decision of...
R v Moss [2025] EWCA Crim 1252: Adjusting Drug Guideline Categories and Suspending Short Custodial Sentences for Rehabilitated Young Offenders 1. Introduction This commentary examines the decision of...
Howells [2025] EWCA Crim 1237: Disapplying the “third‑strike” minimum for Class A supply does not justify a non‑custodial sentence—guidelines still require custody and suspended terms should...
Alhayali: “Sufficiently Close” Is a Tribunal Fact‑Evaluation, Not a Pure Question of Law, in Embassy Employment Immunity; Doubts Cast on Aziz and on Using s.5 to Bypass s.4 Introduction In Royal...
Kurtaj v R [2025] EWCA Crim 1163: Authority and Funding for Appeals by the Unfit to Plead, and Fairness Limits on Using Prior Convictions as Propensity in s4A Trials Introduction This Court of Appeal...
Upward departures in money-laundering sentencing where underlying drugs harm is identifiable: Court of Appeal affirms Ogden-calibrated approach in R v Masih & Singh [2025] EWCA Crim 1236 Citation: R...
Unduly Lenient References: Appellate Deference to Charge Framing and the Suspendability of Category C “Production” Offences — R v Hargrave [2025] EWCA Crim 1233 Introduction This commentary analyses...
R v Smith [2025] EWCA Crim 1251 – Sentencing for Fraudulent Removal of Company Assets: Use of Fraud Guidelines, Risk-Based Harm, and the Limited Effect of Restitution and Personal Mitigation 1....
No Collateral Article 10 Defence to Breach of Court of Protection Injunctions: Immediate Custody for Repeated, Knowing Contempt — Macpherson v Sunderland City Council [2025] EWCA Civ 1159...
R v Mikolajczyk [2025] EWCA Crim 1232: A stringent “interests of justice” standard for 12‑year out‑of‑time appeals and the limits on re-trying jury verdicts Introduction In R v Mikolajczyk [2025]...
R v Dervan [2025] EWCA Crim 1525: Evidence‑Based Harm Categorisation in Breaches of Non‑Molestation Orders 1. Introduction The decision in Dervan, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1525 is a sentencing appeal...
R v Bergstrom [2025] EWCA Crim 1301: Voluntary Desistance Requires a Significant Step‑Two Downward Adjustment Under s.10 Guideline, Balanced by Aggravation and Totality Introduction This commentary...
Patel v R: Post‑Brexit closure of EU free‑movement defences to cannabis importation and the confinement of Margiotta to proven low‑THC cases Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), England and...