R v ECC [2025] EWCA Crim 1173: Dangerousness may be founded on uncontested material from acquitted counts; modern guideline applied with downward adjustment to respect historic maximum Introduction...
Plummer v The King: Reinforcing the Judicial Duty to Halt Un-convincing Hearsay Cases under s.125 Criminal Justice Act 2003 Introduction Plummer v The King ([2025] EWCA Crim 1036) is a landmark...
Norman v Rex: Jury Autonomy over Same-Complainant Prior Convictions under s.74(3) PACE Introduction Court & Citation : England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) – [2025] EWCA Crim 966. In...
Gray v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 1042): Clarifying Jury Directions on Consent, Grooming and Reasonable Belief in Rape Prosecutions Introduction In Gray v R the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) revisited...
Planning Merits Held Irrelevant in Forestry Restocking Appeals Smar Holdings Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ([2025] EWCA Civ 1041) Introduction This Court of Appeal...
Re-drawing the Lines: “Similar Arrests” and “Senior Management” under the Insurance Act 2015 Commentary on Delos Shipholding SA & Ors v Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ...
“No-Order Is Not an Option”: The Court of Appeal Re-states the Duty to Sanction Contempt in Family Proceedings – Commentary on B (A Child) (Sentencing In Contempt Proceedings) [2025] EWCA Civ 1048 1....
Strict Invalidity of RTM Claim Notices for Participation-Notice Breaches and the Inclusion of Equitable Lessees as “Qualifying Tenants” Commentary on Avon Freeholds Ltd v Cresta Court E RTM Company...
“From Poor Cover-Up to High Culpability” – Sami & Salem ([2025] EWCA Crim 1115) Re-defines Sentencing for High-Value Vehicle Theft Conspiracies Introduction In Sami & Anor, R v the Court of Appeal...
Leslie & Anor v R [2025] EWCA Crim 1045: No Judicial Discretion to Exclude Strictly Relevant Co‑Accused Confessions 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
“The Grace Test”: Re-calibrating Youth Sentencing When Serious Sexual Offending Tips the Scales Toward Custody 1. Introduction Grace, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1047) is a reference by His Majesty’s...
Parity Without Inflation: Age-Based Starting Points, One‑Sixth Plea Credit, and Lawful Youth Sentencing in Murder Tariffs — R v Douglas [2025] EWCA Crim 1158 Introduction This commentary examines the...
R v Mills [2025] EWCA Crim 1285: On‑Duty Police Status and Public Trust as “Other Relevant Factors” Justifying Upward Departure from Sexual Assault Guideline Ranges—With a Recalibration for Totality...
McIntyre and the Sentencing of Online Incitement: Absence of Direct Causation Is No Mitigation under s.46 SCA 2007 in Widespread Public Disorder Citation: R v McIntyre [2025] EWCA Crim 1191 Court:...
Rossiter: Guarding Against Double-Counting and Preserving Full Plea Credit in Extended Sentences 1. Introduction Case: R v Rossiter [2025] EWCA Crim 1120 (CA). The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Beyond Chronological Age: Brzozowski and the Nuanced Assessment of “Significant Age Disparity” in Sentencing for Sexual Activity with a Child 1. Introduction In Brzozowski, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim...
ACR: Post‑evidence withdrawal confined to rare “knock‑out blow” cases; inferential proof of s.11 SOA 2003 gratification; tailored s.71 CJA 2003 reporting Introduction In R v ACR [2025] EWCA Crim...
Calibrating Multi‑Count Sexual Sentencing: the “campaign of rape” 20‑year benchmark, flexible guideline weighting, and limited delay mitigation — Commentary on R v Poulson & Ors [2025] EWCA Crim 1241...
Beyond Parental Dominion: Court of Appeal Re-Affirms Welfare Paramountcy and Restricts the Reach of Gillick Competence – Commentary on S, Re (Wardship: Removal to Ghana) [2025] EWCA Civ 1011 1....
“One Trial, Not Two” – The Consolidation Principle for Set-Aside Hearings of Freezing Injunctions A Commentary on Mold Investments Ltd v Holloway ([2025] EWCA Civ 986) 1. Introduction In Mold...