Affirmation of the Validity of the Courts of Justice Act 1924 and Limits on Interlocutory Challenges: Clohessy v Legal Aid Board Introduction The High Court decision in Clohessy v Legal Aid Board &...
Necessity-Based Disclosure Framework for CHIS Status in Criminal Proceedings Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in AXR v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 454), which defines when...
Clarke v Poole: Affirmation of the Three-Stage Balancing Test and the Primacy of Personal Autonomy Introduction Clarke v Poole & Ors ([2025] EWCA Civ 447) deals with a high-stakes dispute in which a...
Makeality Ltd v City Doggo Ltd & Anor: Allocation to IPEC Small Claims Track and Article 14 Compliance Introduction This Court of Appeal decision concerns a trade mark infringement and passing-off...
Exemption of Telematics Device Provision and Fitting as Insurance Intermediary Services 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in WTGIL Ltd v Revenue and Customs...
R v Moran ([2025] EWCA Crim 612): Consecutive Sentencing and the Principle of Totality in Dual Drugs–Firearms Conspiracies 1. Introduction The decision in R v Moran is a significant contribution to...
Conservation Objectives as Jurisdictional Precondition for AA Screening under Article 6(3) Habitats Directive Introduction Massey v An Bord Pleanála & Ors [No. 3] ([2025] IEHC 218) is a High Court...
No General Duty to Disclose Evaluative Advice of Court-Appointed Assessors: Laidley v Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd Introduction Laidley v Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd ([2025] EWCA Civ 448) is a...
Costs in Moot Dublin III Judicial Reviews: Injunction-Driven “Event” Justifies Partial (50%) Costs up to Mootness Case: A.H. v The Minister For Justice (Costs Ruling) Citation: [2025] IEHC 772 Court:...
Reinforcing Evidentiary Clarity in Summary Debt Claims Cabot Financial [Ireland] Ltd v Darren Hanney ([2025] IEHC 213) 1. Introduction In Cabot Financial [Ireland] Ltd v Hanney, the High Court was...
Enforcing Legal Services Payment Orders via Hadkinson Orders in Family Appeal Proceedings Introduction This commentary reviews the Court of Appeal decision in Ahmad & Anor v Faraj ([2025] EWCA Civ...
Clarifying Retained Responsibility and Extended Licence Periods in Diminished-Responsibility Manslaughter 1. Introduction This judgment arises from the renewed application by the appellant, Ms....
Prestwick Care v Secretary of State for the Home Department ([2025] EWCA Civ 991): Court of Appeal Clarifies Jurisdiction to Hear Appeals from Paper Refusals of Interim Relief and Re-affirms the...
Castle v R: Reinforcing Deterrence in Blackmail Against Public Servants Introduction Castle, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 535) is a landmark decision of the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Ensuring Procedural Fairness: The Necessity Test for Intermediaries in Family Proceedings Introduction This commentary examines the landmark decision in M (A Child: Intermediaries) [2025] EWCA Civ...
Redacted Transfer Deeds and Partial Summary Judgment in Demand-Loan Enforcement Introduction Cabot Financial (Ireland) Ltd v Lawless [2025] IEHC 233 is a High Court decision by Mr Justice Barr handed...
Clarity Requirement for Civil Contempt: Interpreting Fit-Out Obligations in Point Village v Dunnes Introduction Point Village Development Limited (“PVDL”) sued Dunnes Stores Unlimited Company...
Ensuring Proportionality and Comparative Welfare Analysis in Child Placement – Re A (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 424 Introduction Re A (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 424 is a landmark Court of Appeal...
Threshold for Summary Possession: Arguable Defences and Accrual of Cause of Action in Mars Capital Finance v Gallagher Introduction In Mars Capital Finance Ireland DAC & Anor v Gallagher & Anor...
Recognition of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Sentencing Youth Terrorism Offenders Introduction R v Wheeler ([2025] EWCA Crim 558) is a landmark Court of Appeal decision addressing how a diagnosis of...