“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...
Ensuring Compliance with Development Plans in SHD Applications: Obligations Under Section 9(6) of the 2016 Act Introduction This commentary examines the High Court judgment in Protect East Meath Ltd...
Flexibility and Rigor in Irish SHD Law: Material Contravention, Pre-Application Consultation and EIA Screening Introduction The High Court’s decision in Concerned Residents of Coolkill, Sandyford...
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...
Multi-Factorial Habitual Residence Test for Young Children Under the Hague Convention Introduction J.G. v M.P. ([2025] IEHC 282) is a High Court family law decision addressing a return-of-child...
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...
“Words Enough” – CP v RP [2025] IEHC 332 and the Recognition of Oral Settlements in Irish Family-Law Litigation Introduction The decision of Ms Justice Nuala Jackson in CP v RP ([2025] IEHC 332) will...
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...
Prohibition of Collateral Attacks on Unchallenged LAP Extensions in SEA Transposition Challenges Introduction Ballyboden Tidy Towns Group v An Bord Pleanála & Ors [No. 2] [2025] IEHC 277 is a High...
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...
Enforcement of Possession Orders via Attachment and Committal: Criteria, Jurisdiction and Finality Introduction In Mars Capital Finance Ireland DAC v O’Halloran & Anor [2025] IEHC 307, the High Court...
Clarifying Commencement of Appeal Period under s.123 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004: “Issue” and “Filing” Dates Defined Introduction This commentary examines the High Court’s decision in...
Clarifying Assessment Officers’ Duties Under Section 8 of the Disability Act 2005 Introduction C.D. (a minor) sued the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Minister for Education in the High Court...
Limitation Extensions in Defamation: Exceptional Jurisdiction Clarified in Logan v Wilson ([2025] IEHC 284) Introduction The High Court of Ireland’s decision in Logan v Wilson & Anor ([2025] IEHC...
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...
Mulligan v Commissioner of An Garda Síochána: Duty to Provide Adequate Reasons and Ensure Fair, Expeditious Suspension and Disciplinary Review under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 Introduction Mulligan...
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)...