Sentencing Guidance and Plea Advice in Racial Hatred Offences: Connolly v R [2025] EWCA Crim 657 Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in Connolly v R [2025] EWCA Crim...
Precision and Clarity in Injunctions: Protecting Tenants from Unjust Committal Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in Connexus Homes Ltd v Weaver & Anor ([2025] EWCA...
“Weighted Lead-Count Uplifts” & Vulnerability of Sleeping Victims: Commentary on Revill, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 762) 1. Introduction Revill, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 762) is a Solicitor-General...
“Consent Is Not Enough” – The Evidential Necessity Requirement for Restraining Orders on Acquittal Introduction The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) decision in Webb-Johnson, R. v ([2025] EWCA...
Section 84(1)(aa) and Strategic Control: Practical Benefits of Restrictive Covenants in Urban Redevelopment Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Great Jackson St Estates Ltd v Council of...
Admissibility of Complainant’s False Complaint Evidence: The Interplay of Sections 41 and 100 Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Hurley R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 642 clarifies how evidence of...
Balancing Creditor and Spousal Claims after Foreign Judgment Registration Introduction This landmark Court of Appeal decision arose from matrimonial finance proceedings between Mr Segun Awolowo (“the...
Primacy of Court Undertakings over Convention Rights in Contempt: Christie v Weavabel Group Ltd Introduction Christie v Weavabel Group Ltd is a landmark Court of Appeal decision on the enforcement of...
Extension of VAT Deregistration Power to Facilitators of Fraud under the Kittel-Ablessio Abuse Principle Introduction This case, Impact Contracting Solutions Ltd v Revenue and Customs ([2025] EWCA...
Reaffirming the Holistic Sentencing Approach: Rejecting Quasi-Mathematical Analysis in Unduly Lenient References — Commentary on R v Vickers [2025] EWCA Crim 740 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal...
No Unreasoned Totality Reductions & the Duty to Weight Lead Counts: The Crewe Principle from R v Crewe [2025] EWCA Crim 741 1. Introduction R v Crewe ([2025] EWCA Crim 741) is a Sentence Reference...
Robinson v R – A New Emphasis on Corroborated Excuses and Material Relevance in Late Criminal Appeals Introduction In Robinson, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 689) the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) was...
The “James Departure”: Judicial Scope to Exceed Guideline Ranges in Serial Assault-by-Penetration Cases Introduction James, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 808) is a Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Guidance on Fresh Evidence Admission and Category A2 Sentencing: Zhang v R [2025] EWCA Crim 639 Introduction In Zhang, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 639), the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) addressed...
Ross Clarifies Category-1 Harm for Inchoate Firearm Conspiracies Connected to Large-Scale Drug Enterprises Introduction Ross, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 691) is a decision of the Court of Appeal...
The BXQ Framework: Clarifying Joint-Enterprise Liability for Continuing Assaults After Initial Grievous Injury 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) decision in R v BXQ ([2025] EWCA...
The Continuity of IPEC Cost Caps and Security for Costs on Appeal: Establishing Commensurate Limits to Facilitate SME Access to Justice Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s...
Delay in Youth Sexual Offence Prosecutions: When CPS Process Failings Do (and Do Not) Amount to Second-Limb Abuse 1. Introduction Okoroji v Crown Prosecution Service [2025] EWCA Crim 1869 concerned a...
“Extreme Youth Equals Category 1 Harm” – Edun v R and the Re-Calibration of Sentencing for Inchoate Child-Sex Offences Introduction Edun, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 735) is a seminal Court of Appeal...
Environmental Purpose Requirement for National Law under Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention 1. Introduction This commentary examines the England & Wales Court of Appeal’s decision in HM Treasury &...