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DF v CK: Part III of the Family Law Act 1995 Confirmed as an Enforcement Mechanism for Unpaid Foreign Divorce Awards

Date: May 16, 2025

DF v CK: Part III of the Family Law Act 1995 Confirmed as an Enforcement Mechanism for Unpaid Foreign Divorce Awards Introduction DF v CK ([2025] IEHC 343) is a landmark decision of the High Court of...

Guidance on Fresh Evidence Admission and Category A2 Sentencing: Zhang v R [2025] EWCA Crim 639

Date: May 16, 2025

Guidance on Fresh Evidence Admission and Category A2 Sentencing: Zhang v R [2025] EWCA Crim 639 Introduction In Zhang, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 639), the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) addressed...

Scope of Arbitration Agreements in Corporate Winding-Up Proceedings and Costs of Moot Applications

Date: May 16, 2025

Scope of Arbitration Agreements in Corporate Winding-Up Proceedings and Costs of Moot Applications Introduction SK Fishing Limited v Companies Act (Approved) [2025] IEHC 235 is a High Court decision...

Ross Clarifies Category-1 Harm for Inchoate Firearm Conspiracies Connected to Large-Scale Drug Enterprises

Date: May 16, 2025

Ross Clarifies Category-1 Harm for Inchoate Firearm Conspiracies Connected to Large-Scale Drug Enterprises Introduction Ross, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 691) is a decision of the Court of Appeal...

Lis Pendens Vacatur Upon Determination: Interpreting Section 123(a)(i) in Martin v O’Keeffe

Date: May 15, 2025

Lis Pendens Vacatur Upon Determination: Interpreting Section 123(a)(i) in Martin v O’Keeffe Introduction The High Court judgment in Martin v O’Keeffe & Anor ([2025] IEHC 272) addresses the...

The BXQ Framework: Clarifying Joint-Enterprise Liability for Continuing Assaults After Initial Grievous Injury

Date: May 15, 2025

The BXQ Framework: Clarifying Joint-Enterprise Liability for Continuing Assaults After Initial Grievous Injury 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) decision in R v BXQ ([2025] EWCA...

Flexible Joinder of Corporate Directors Under Order 15: Establishing Personal Liability in Duffy v MSCL Ltd

Date: May 15, 2025

Flexible Joinder of Corporate Directors Under Order 15: Establishing Personal Liability in Duffy v MSCL Ltd Introduction This commentary examines the High Court of Ireland’s decision in Duffy v MSCL...

The Continuity of IPEC Cost Caps and Security for Costs on Appeal: Establishing Commensurate Limits to Facilitate SME Access to Justice

Date: May 15, 2025

The Continuity of IPEC Cost Caps and Security for Costs on Appeal: Establishing Commensurate Limits to Facilitate SME Access to Justice Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s...

“Pending but Not Yet Law” – The High Court Charts the Limits of Judicial Reliance on Draft Personal Injury Guidelines

Date: May 15, 2025

“Pending but Not Yet Law” – The High Court Charts the Limits of Judicial Reliance on Draft Personal Injury Guidelines 1. Introduction Case: Somers v Commission­er of An Garda Síochána & Ors [2025]...

Delay in Youth Sexual Offence Prosecutions: When CPS Process Failings Do (and Do Not) Amount to Second-Limb Abuse

Date: May 15, 2025

Delay in Youth Sexual Offence Prosecutions: When CPS Process Failings Do (and Do Not) Amount to Second-Limb Abuse 1. Introduction Okoroji v Crown Prosecution Service [2025] EWCA Crim 1869 concerned a...

Privity of Interest and Abuse of Process: Harrington v SRF Ltd & Ors

Date: May 15, 2025

Privity of Interest and Abuse of Process: Harrington v SRF Ltd & Ors Introduction Harrington v SRF Ltd & Ors [2025] IEHC 252 concerned John Harrington’s attempt to vacate or nullify a default...

Coroner’s Duty to Review Witness Anonymity Before Inquest Closure and the Scope of Functus Officio

Date: May 14, 2025

Coroner’s Duty to Review Witness Anonymity Before Inquest Closure and the Scope of Functus Officio Introduction This appeal arises from William Thompson’s application for judicial review challenging...

Clarifying “Person” in the Courts (No.3) Act: Authorising Unincorporated Solicitor Firms to Apply for District Court Summonses

Date: May 14, 2025

Clarifying “Person” in the Courts (No.3) Act: Authorising Unincorporated Solicitor Firms to Apply for District Court Summonses Introduction This commentary examines the landmark Supreme Court...

“Extreme Youth Equals Category 1 Harm” – Edun v R and the Re-Calibration of Sentencing for Inchoate Child-Sex Offences

Date: May 14, 2025

“Extreme Youth Equals Category 1 Harm” – Edun v R and the Re-Calibration of Sentencing for Inchoate Child-Sex Offences Introduction Edun, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 735) is a seminal Court of Appeal...

Environmental Purpose Requirement for National Law under Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention

Date: May 14, 2025

Environmental Purpose Requirement for National Law under Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention 1. Introduction This commentary examines the England & Wales Court of Appeal’s decision in HM Treasury &...

Requirement for Detailed Reasoning in Credibility Assessments Under the Lower Standard of Proof in Asylum Claims

Date: May 14, 2025

Requirement for Detailed Reasoning in Credibility Assessments Under the Lower Standard of Proof in Asylum Claims Introduction QY (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ...

Duty to Provide Adequate Reasons for Refusal of Enhanced Remission and Mootness of Post-Release Challenges

Date: May 14, 2025

Duty to Provide Adequate Reasons for Refusal of Enhanced Remission and Mootness of Post-Release Challenges Introduction H.S. v. Minister for Justice ([2025] IEHC 271) is a High Court Judicial Review...

Section 234 Insolvency Act 1986: Exclusion of Mortgaged Land with Appointed Receivers from Administrators’ Possession Orders

Date: May 14, 2025

Section 234 Insolvency Act 1986: Exclusion of Mortgaged Land with Appointed Receivers from Administrators’ Possession Orders Introduction In Carvill-Biggs & Anor v Reading [2025] EWCA Civ 619, the...

Discovery in Summary Appeal Proceedings: Limitation of Pre-Hearing Documentary Applications

Date: May 14, 2025

Discovery in Summary Appeal Proceedings: Limitation of Pre-Hearing Documentary Applications Introduction The High Court of Ireland’s decision in Tanager DAC & Anor v Doyle & Anor ([2025] IEHC 275)...

Inclusive Interpretation of “Person” under s.1(6)(a) of the Courts (No. 3) Act 1986: Unincorporated Associations’ Right to Apply for Summons Affirmed

Date: May 14, 2025

Inclusive Interpretation of “Person” under s.1(6)(a) of the Courts (No. 3) Act 1986: Unincorporated Associations’ Right to Apply for Summons Affirmed 1. Introduction This landmark decision arises...