Article 5 ECHR, Extended Sentences and Rehabilitation: A Nine‑Month Post‑Custodial Delay Does Not Cross the Arbitrariness Threshold — AB v Scottish Ministers [2025] CSOH 82 Introduction This...
No “Wet Signature” Needed: R v Hayes [2025] EWCA Crim 1312 clarifies warrant validity, limits post‑plea challenges, and affirms consecutive sentencing for justice‑perverting conduct Introduction This...
Sentencing After Mixed Verdicts: Acquittal Does Not Preclude a Consistent Finding of Victim Vulnerability Case: R v Bussey [2025] EWCA Crim 1874 Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Date: 2...
Clarifying the Youth‑Maxima Ceiling and Permissible Use of Adult Guideline Starting Points in Historic Child‑Perpetrated Sexual Offences Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal...
R v Burke [2025] EWCA Crim 1454: Concurrency for Multiple CBO Breaches and Elevated Culpability for Shop Theft Committed Under a CBO Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Date:...
Fletcher: Indefinite, Digitally‑Tailored Non‑Harassment Orders and Compensation as Core Sentencing Tools in Serious Domestic Abuse; Custody Still a Last Resort for First‑Time Adult Offenders...
No duty on an interdictee to “mitigate” by seeking recall: continuing wrong, damages and interest in wrongful interdict – McGowan v Springfield Properties PLC [2025] CSOH 81 Introduction This Outer...
In‑Proceedings Reporting Restrictions at Common Law: PMC v A Local Health Board [2025] EWCA Civ 1126 Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in PMC v A Local Health Board ([2025] EWCA Civ 1126)...
R v Mercer [2025] EWCA Crim 1197: Caring Motives Do Not Mitigate Persistent Breaches of Protective Orders; Remand Credit Clarified and Uplifts for Multiple Breaches Affirmed England and Wales Court...
Illegal entry is not a general aggravating factor in sentencing: R v Ahmed [2025] EWCA Crim 1235 Introduction This commentary examines the decision of the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
R v ICG [2025] EWCA Crim 1196: Limited Discount for Attempted Rape Where Completion Was Thwarted by Interruption, With Lead-Count Uplift to Reflect Concurrent Penetrative Offences; Consecutive...
Redacted RIPSA CHIS Authorisations: Admissibility Proven by Redacted Warrant Plus Direct-Link Evidence 1) Introduction In Appeal under section 74(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 by...
R v Peters [2025] EWCA Crim 1175: Standalone violent disorder in a fatal incident—Category 1A (4‑year) starting point affirmed and no parity with “academic” concurrent sentences Court: England and...
Judicial Review Is Not a Shortcut to Halt Pending Prosecutions: High Court Reaffirms Exceptional Nature of Prohibition and Routes Wrongful-Arrest Grievances to Plenary Actions Decision commented on:...
No Shortcut to Trial: LSRA observations do not shift the plaintiff’s burden and a defendant’s pleaded case must be taken at its highest on strike‑out motions Commentary on Monarca v Hayes Solicitors...
“Finality Means Final” on Circuit Appeals: The High Court confirms s.39 CJA 1936 forecloses later attacks on its appellate orders and grants possession despite securitisation and transfer objections...
“Content-First Exclusion” in Electronic Communications Services: A Structured Commentary on Sky UK Ltd v The Office of Communications ([2025] EWCA Civ 1118) 1. Introduction On 22 August 2025 the...
S (A Child) (Abduction: Article 13(b)) – Court of Appeal Clarifies the Correct, Holistic Test for “Grave Risk” and the Inadequacy of Abstract Protective Measures 1. Introduction In S (A Child)...
Farley & Ors v Paymaster (1836) Ltd (t/a Equiniti) [2025] EWCA Civ 1117— No Need for Third-Party Disclosure; No “Seriousness” Threshold; Compensation for “Well-Founded Fear” under GDPR 1....
Bad Character to Prove Identity and Purpose: Preference for s101(1)(d) over s101(1)(c) in Phone‑Assisted “Encouraging or Assisting” Offences — R v Doughty [2025] EWCA Crim 1225 Introduction This...