Extending Propensity: R v Blackman [2025] EWCA Crim 965 and the Admissibility of Dated Juvenile Drug-Supply Convictions 1. Introduction R v Blackman is a 2025 judgment of the Court of Appeal...
Fareed v R [2025] EWCA Crim 1063: Guidance on “Relatively Minor” Bad-Character Evidence Admitted to Correct a False Impression Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), England & Wales Date of...
“The Burton Principle”: Choosing the Correct Modern Guideline for Historic Child-Sexual Offences 1. Introduction In Burton, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 950) the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
The “McDonagh Principle”: Actual Serious Harm Elevates Robbery to Category B1 Regardless of Foreseeability 1. Introduction McDonagh, R v ([2025] EWCA Crim 953) is a Court of Appeal (Criminal...
The Ahmed Principle: Extending the “Actual-Harm” Test to Firearms Offences within the Sentencing Guidelines 1. Introduction Ahmed, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 943) concerns an application for leave to...
Expanding “Abuse of Trust” in Sentencing: The Precedential Effect of R v Glover-Stuart ([2025] EWCA Crim 1013) 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in R v Glover-Stuart addressed a...
R v Clark [2025] EWCA Crim 931 Disposal of the Weapon as an Independent Aggravating Factor and Administrative Correction of Youth Sentencing Defects Introduction R v Clark is a renewed application...
The “Frontier-Science” Threshold: Campbell (aka Norris) v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 795) 1. Introduction Campbell (formerly Colin Norris) was convicted in 2008 of murdering four elderly hospital patients...
“Ten Years as an EU Citizen”: The New Threshold for Enhanced Protection from Deportation Commentary on Secretary of State for the Home Department v Borges [2025] EWCA Civ 784 I. Introduction The...
“Connection Not Causation”: The Court of Appeal’s Authoritative Construction of s 554A ITEPA 2003 in Marlborough DP Ltd v HMRC [2025] EWCA Civ 796 1. Introduction The England & Wales Court of Appeal...
The Karpasitis Principle: Highway Authorities’ Duty of Care for Grass Verges and the Evidential Limits of the Section 58 Defence 1. Introduction Karpasitis v Hertfordshire County Council ([2025] EWCA...
R v Usherwood & Others [2025] EWCA Crim 920: Protecting Criminal Commerce Counts as “Gain” — Schedule 21 Starting Points for Organised Crime Murders Clarified Introduction This commentary examines...
Sentencing for Assaults on Emergency Workers: Duty to Articulate Uplifts and Focus on Totality – Commentary on R v Jenkins [2025] EWCA Crim 1018 1. Introduction This commentary examines the decision...
“Substantial Probative Value” Re-affirmed: Hartley, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 904) and the Elevated Threshold for Non-Defendant Bad-Character Evidence Introduction In Hartley, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim...
When “Due Regard” Can Be Inferred: PSED Compliance and the Lawfulness of a Six‑Week Consultation on an Equality Act Statutory Code 1. Introduction National Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty) v...
Immediate Custody Without Explicit Reference to the Imposition Guideline: Commentary on R v Saleh & Hussain [2025] EWCA Crim 1025 Introduction The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), in R v Saleh &...
No Automatic Stay of Civil Contempt for Parallel Criminal Charges – The Turner v Coates Doctrine 1. Introduction Case: Turner & Anor v Coates [2025] EWCA Civ 782 Court: England and Wales Court of...
Extending Statutory Minimum Sentences to Firearm-Related Conspiracies: A Detailed Commentary on R v Singh & Others [2025] EWCA Crim 785 Introduction In R v Singh & Ors, the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Early Termination Rights and the Modern Meaning of “Financial Institution” in Aircraft JOLCO Structures – Commentary on VietJet Aviation JSC v FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Ltd ([2025] EWCA Civ 783) 1....
From Portal to Courtroom: The Court of Appeal Confirms Case-Management Jurisdiction over Pre-Action Protocol Compliance once Protective Part 8 Proceedings are Issued – Commentary on MH Site...