Clarifying Appeal Rights: Distinguishing Revised Decisions from Decisions Not to Revise under Section 327 Introduction The judgment in McE v Chief Appeals Officer & Ors ([2025] IEHC 114) represents a...
Raza v Minister for Justice: Employment Permits Must Be Expressly Considered; Fairness and Reason-Giving Reinforced in Long‑Stay Work Visa Refusals Introduction In Raza v Minister for Justice ([2025]...
Flexible Sentencing Range and Totality Principle in Kidnapping with GBH – King v Potts [2025] NICA 22 Introduction King v Adam Potts ([2025] NICA 22) is a landmark decision of the Court of Appeal in...
Curtis v R (EWCA Crim 276): Thresholds for Leave to Appeal and Fresh Evidence Introduction In Curtis v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 276), the England & Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reaffirmed the...
Nasr v Minister for Justice: No New Grounds on Review and Disclosure of Third‑Party Allegations — Fair Procedure Requires a “Sufficiently Solid Factual Basis” in EU Free‑Movement...
Clarifying the Tribunal’s Duty to Identify Claims Not Clearly Pleaded 1. Introduction The case of Moustache v Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ([2025] EWCA Civ 185) revolves...
Vehicle Occupants, Suspicion-less Searches and the Force of Codes: A Commentary on Reynolds, Application for Judicial Review ([2025] NICA 28) Introduction The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland...
“Beyond the Tent”: The Court of Appeal Confirms a Broad Evidential Canvas for Child-Cruelty Charges and Re-states the Wide Discretion to Take Partial Verdicts Commentary on Marten & Anor v Rex...
R v To [2025] EWCA Crim 275: Industrial-Scale Spice Conspiracies and the Totality Principle in Sentencing Introduction This appeal arises from the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
A Case-Specific Evidential Nexus Is Required Before Third-Party DNA or Sexual History Can Be Used in a Sexual-Offence Trial Case: Rex v Basith [2025] EWCA Crim 1891 Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Reaffirming the “Fresh Decision” Requirement in Pharmacy Service Reconsiderations Introduction In Petition of Abbey Chemists LTD for Judicial Review (Court of Session) ([2025] CSOH 21), the Scottish...
Zgonec-Rozej & Ors v Pereira: Clarification of the Primacy of the “But For” Test in Negligence Introduction This case, Zgonec-Rozej & Ors v Pereira ([2025] EWCA Civ 171), arose from the tragic death...
Clarifying the Retroactive Effect of British Citizenship Deprivation Orders 1. Introduction This landmark ruling in N3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 6 addresses critical...
Supreme Court Clarifies the Adverse Possession “Boundary Condition” Under the Land Registration Act 2002 1. Introduction In Brown v Ridley & Anor (Rev1) ([2025] UKSC 7), the Supreme Court of the...
Reinforcing Judicial Discretion: Managing Jury Conduct and Defendant Behavior in Sensitive Sexual Offence Trials Introduction This commentary provides a detailed examination of McMahon, R. v ([2025]...
Trimble & Anor v Cassidy & Anor ([2025] NICA 31) – Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland “Statutory Protection under s.21 Conveyancing Act 1881 Requires the Power of Sale to Have Arisen” 1....
Unequivocal Indication Requirement for Maximum Guilty Plea Credit under the Sentencing Council’s Reduction Guideline Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in R v Kabir ([2025] EWCA Crim 411)...
Rebalancing Sentencing in Domestic Abuse Cases: Elevating the Totality Principle in Controlling and Coercive Behaviour Introduction The Judgment in Nesfield, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 233) presents a...
Clarifying Tenant Service Charge Obligations: Exclusion of Roof Repairs in Lease Agreements Introduction The case of Plymouth Community Homes Ltd v Crisplane Ltd ([2025] EWCA Civ 346) addresses a...
Conforming Interpretation of Domestic Tax Legislation: Aligning DTR and EU Law in Revenue & Customs v Taxpayers Introduction The Judgment in Revenue and Customs v The Applicants in the Post...