Enforcing Legal Services Payment Orders via Hadkinson Orders in Family Appeal Proceedings Introduction This commentary reviews the Court of Appeal decision in Ahmad & Anor v Faraj ([2025] EWCA Civ...
Clarifying Retained Responsibility and Extended Licence Periods in Diminished-Responsibility Manslaughter 1. Introduction This judgment arises from the renewed application by the appellant, Ms....
Prestwick Care v Secretary of State for the Home Department ([2025] EWCA Civ 991): Court of Appeal Clarifies Jurisdiction to Hear Appeals from Paper Refusals of Interim Relief and Re-affirms the...
Castle v R: Reinforcing Deterrence in Blackmail Against Public Servants Introduction Castle, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 535) is a landmark decision of the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Ensuring Procedural Fairness: The Necessity Test for Intermediaries in Family Proceedings Introduction This commentary examines the landmark decision in M (A Child: Intermediaries) [2025] EWCA Civ...
Ensuring Proportionality and Comparative Welfare Analysis in Child Placement – Re A (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 424 Introduction Re A (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 424 is a landmark Court of Appeal...
Recognition of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Sentencing Youth Terrorism Offenders Introduction R v Wheeler ([2025] EWCA Crim 558) is a landmark Court of Appeal decision addressing how a diagnosis of...
Actual Belief Suffices under PACE s.54(4)(a) Introduction In Carter v Chief Constable of Essex Police ([2025] EWCA Civ 367) the England and Wales Court of Appeal considered when and how a custody...
Mohammed & Anor (R v) [2025] EWCA Crim 613: Principles of Totality and Plea Credit in Complex Multi-Count Violent Offences Introduction This case arises from a series of violent assaults committed by...
Principled Differentiation of Culpability in Multi-Party Customs Duty Evasion: Sentencing Adjustment Clarified Introduction This appeal arises from the Court of Appeal’s decision in R v Miller [2025]...
Clarifying “Serious Physical Harm” in Street Robbery Sentencing: R v Taylor [2025] EWCA Crim 514 1. Introduction R v Taylor [2025] EWCA Crim 514 is a landmark Court of Appeal decision addressing how...
Clarifying PSED Compliance by Actual Decision-Makers in Local Authority Charging Policies Introduction This landmark decision in YVR, R (On the Application Of) v Birmingham City Council ([2025] EWCA...
Boundary Demarcation Agreements Bind Successors Irrespective of Knowledge White v Alder & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 392 (Court of Appeal, Civil Division) Introduction White v Alder is a significant Court...
Judicial Clarification on Credit for Non‐Qualifying Curfews: The New Discretionary Approach in Rice v R Introduction The case of Rice v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 352) represents a significant development...
Non-Conformance Reports as a Binding Condition Precedent in Delay Remedies Introduction The case of Disclosure and Barring Service v Tata Consultancy Services Ltd ([2025] EWCA Civ 380) arose from a...
Threshold Determinations and Legal Advice Privilege Waiver in Contempt Proceedings: The Aslani v Sobierajska Principle Introduction The case of Aslani v Sobierajska ([2025] EWCA Civ 391) before the...
Extension of Time Granted Where Merits Show Injustice in a “Closed Conspiracy” Following Co‑Conspirators’ Convictions Being Quashed 1. Introduction Milton, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 444) concerns a late...
R v John: Discretion and Non-Automatic Credit for LASPO Section 91(3) Remand Introduction R v John ([2025] EWCA Crim 511) concerns the proper treatment of time spent on remand to local authority care...
Issue Estoppel from Legal Determinations Bars Re‑Litigation Across Different Transactions: Court of Appeal in Skatteforvaltningen v MCML Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 371 Introduction The England and Wales...
Clarification of “Official Warnings” and Category 1A Culpability under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in Taylor, R. v [2025] EWCA...