Doctrine of Finality Prevails: Kennedy J Limits the Use of “Parallel” Plenary Proceedings to Stall Bankruptcy Commentary on Doherty v Blessville UnLtd Company [2025] IEHC 368 1. Introduction Doherty...
Stewart v R ([2025] NICA 36): The “Residual-Jurisdiction” Ceiling – Finality, Fresh Evidence and Late Sentence Appeals Introduction Hazel Stewart’s notoriety stems from her conviction in 2011 for the...
“Sheridan v Glasgow” and the Outer House’s Re-Drawing of the Supervisory Boundary for Pre-Contractual Employment Decisions 1. Introduction The decision of Lord Young in Petition of Thomas Sheridan...
“Sarwar v Phlo Technologies”: The Objective-Conduct Test for Implied Waiver & Personal Bar in Scots Company Law 1. Introduction In Nadeem Sarwar v Phlo Technologies Ltd & Ors ([2025] CSOH 55) Lord...
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...
Re-calibrating Sentencing for Repeated Rape: HM Advocate v MacGregor ([2025] HCJAC 28) 1 · Introduction The Appeal Court of the Scottish High Court of Justiciary, sitting as a three-judge bench and...
“Proportionality Where Fraud Vitiates EU Residence Rights” – A Comprehensive Commentary on Imran v. Minister for Justice [2025] IESC 29 1. Introduction In Imran v. Minister for Justice the Irish...
Kaploniak v Minister for Justice – High Court Clarifies the “Inferred-Waiver” Test for Trials in Absentia under Section 45 of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 Introduction The judgment in...
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...
Beades v KBC & Others: High Court Clarifies Strike-Out Threshold, Henderson abuse, and Scope of Isaac Wunder Orders 1. Introduction This extensive decision of Mr Justice Conor Dignam, delivered on 27...
The Dinnegan Principle: The Dominance of Objective Evidence over Evolving Allegations in School-yard Personal-Injury Litigation Introduction Dinnegan v Trustees and Board of Management of Loughegar...
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...
The Bradley Principle: Confirming Testamentary Capacity Despite Documented Cognitive Impairment Introduction Citation: Re: The Estate of Margaret Bradley (Approved) [2025] IEHC 365, High Court of...
“Facts-at-Time” Test for Receiver Sales: Ryan v. Promontoria (Aran) Ireland Ltd & Ors – A Comprehensive Commentary 1. Introduction Ryan v Promontoria (Aran) Ireland Ltd & Ors ([2025] IEHC 362)...
“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...
“The Everyday Mishap” Doctrine & the Precision-in-Pleadings Rule Commentary on Lawless v Keatley [2025] IEHC 364 1. Introduction Lawless v Keatley is a High Court appeal from the Circuit Court in...