Judicial Restraint After a Remedial Order: No “Levelling Up” Beyond Parliament’s Chosen Retrospective Date for Bereavement Benefits 1. Introduction AD & Anor v Department for Communities [2025] NICA...
Sentencing Framework for Non-Fatal Strangulation and the Statutory Domestic Abuse Aggravator Introduction King v Darryl Haughey ([2025] NICA 10) is a landmark Court of Appeal decision addressing...
Invited Standing and Quashing Relief: Public Authority Concession in Planning Judicial Review Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland decision in Gordon Duff v...
Maintaining Deterrent Sentencing in Violent Assaults on Police: The Court of Appeal's Ruling in Quigley v The King [2025] NICA 6 Introduction The case of Quigley, R. v The King [2025] NICA 6 was...
Culpability-Based Sentencing Guidelines for Diminished Responsibility: Insights from Donnelly v The King [2025] NICA 7 Introduction Donnelly v The King [2025] NICA 7 is a pivotal appellate decision...
New Precedent on Article 3 Adverse Inferences and Witness Comfort Measures in Sexual Offence Trials Introduction The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland delivered its judgment in CH, R. v ([2025]...
Enhanced Judicial Management of Appeals by Case Stated: A Precedent for Procedural Precision and Expedited Justice Introduction The judgment in Cavan v Bunting ([2025] NICA 12) presents a seminal...
Acknowledging Strangulation as an Aggravating Factor in Domestic Assault Sentencing: Insights from R, D v The King [2025] NICA 3 Introduction Case Overview: The case of R, D v The King [2025] NICA 3...
Esmail v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Upholding Discretion in Immigration Law Introduction In the landmark case of Esmail v Secretary of State for the Home Department ([2025] NICA 4),...
“Latimer is not a freestanding ground”: NICA sets a case‑specific nexus test for historic confession appeals Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland’s decision...
SD v BC [2026] NICA 3 — “Speculation, Sibling Disruption and Practical Hardship” Rarely Meet Article 13(b): Hague Return Reaffirmed as a Jurisdiction-Selection Remedy 1) Introduction SD v BC is a...
Establishing Precedent on Domestic Abuse as Headline Offence in NICA Introduction The case of The King v WD ([2025] NICA 1) represents a significant appellate decision in the Court of Appeal in...
B (t/a C) v A [2025] NICA 2: Appeals on Law Only; Non-Prosecution and Lack of Corroboration Do Not Bar Sexual Harassment Findings Introduction This commentary analyzes the Court of Appeal in Northern...
HT v A Health and Social Care Trust: Clarifying Procedural Time-Limits in Emergency Protection Orders Introduction The case of HT v A Health and Social Care Trust & Anor ([2024] NICA 79) before the...
Establishing the Jurisdiction of the Jury in Assessing Victim Credibility: Commentary on FD, R. v ([2024] NICA 86) Introduction The appellant, referred to as FD to protect the identity of the...
New Precedent on the Fresh Evidence Threshold in Police Misconduct Appeals Introduction The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland’s decision in JR296 v Police Appeals Tribunal and Chief Constable of...
Bounar v SSHD: Affirming Strict Compliance with Schedule 10 Accommodation Conditions Introduction Bounar v SSHD ([2024] NICA 83) is a pivotal case adjudicated by the Court of Appeal in Northern...
Disregard of Tenant's Works in Rent Valuation: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP v Fitzwilliam Trustees No 1 Ltd, Fitzwilliam Trustees No 2 Ltd ([2024] NICA 84) Introduction The case of Herbert Smith...
Striking New Precedent on Striking Out Pleadings: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland v Conway [2024] NICA 80 Introduction The case of The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland v Conway...
Exercise of Inherent Jurisdiction under Article 173 for Religious Upbringing of Children in Care Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland’s decision in A Health...