Murphy v Butler [2025] IEHC 636: Drafting Solicitor Evidence, Section 90 Succession Act 1965, and the Boundary with the Armchair Principle 1. Introduction This High Court decision of Ms Justice Emily...
Rationality, Digital Status and Section 3C Leave: No General Public Law Duty to Provide Immediate eVisa Proof 1. Introduction This Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment in Refugee and Migrant...
Cifci v London Borough of Sutton: Refusal of Suitable Move-On Accommodation as Effective Cause of Intentional Homelessness Despite Landlord’s Notice 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Court...
Hamill v Revenue Commissioners: Limits of EU Rights of Defence and Access to File in Tax Audits Involving the Taxpayer’s Own Documents 1. Introduction The decision of Quinn J in Hamill v The Revenue...
Premature Judicial Determination as a Serious Procedural Irregularity in Care Proceedings: Commentary on C (Children: Premature Determination) [2025] EWCA Civ 1481 1. Introduction This Court of...
Clarifying the Interaction between Section 28(6), Safe Country Designations and State Protection: Commentary on G.G. v International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors [2025] IEHC 625 1. Introduction...
The Indivisibility Principle: Universal Credit’s Child Element and EU “Family Benefits” Commentary on Simkova v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2025] UKSC 41, United Kingdom Supreme Court,...
Authority of Court Messengers and Assignee Mortgagees in Executing Possession Orders: Commentary on Everyday Finance DAC v Carroll [2025] IEHC 626 1. Introduction This commentary examines the High...
JR87 v Department of Education: Indoctrinating Religious Education, Burdensome Opt‑Outs and Children’s Independent A2P1 Rights 1. Introduction This Supreme Court judgment, JR87, Re Application for...
Collective Enforcement and Access to “Means Required” under the European Works Council Regime: Comment on Charpentier v Verizon Ireland Ltd [2025] IEHC 628 1. Introduction This High Court judgment,...
Obedience to Unappealed Court Orders and the Limits of Conscience: Commentary on Board of Management of Wilson’s Hospital School v Burke (No. 1) [2025] IEHC 635 1. Introduction This judgment by...
No Excessive Evidential Burden and No “More than Normal Emotional Ties” Requirement in Dependency Assessments under Article 3(2) of the Citizens’ Directive 1. Introduction This commentary analyses...
Negative Declarations, Non‑Party Costs and the Narrow Scope of Article 22(5) Lugano Convention – Commentary on Vigeland v Zurich Insurance plc [2025] IESC 46 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of...
Exclusive Judicial Review Route for Challenges to CCPC Mutual Assistance Decisions under Section 15AAA of the Competition Act 2002 – Commentary on Ryanair DAC & Ryanair Holdings plc v CCPC (No. 2)...
Finality in LSRA Complaints: The Scope of Review Committee Powers under s.62(5)(b) and the Effect of High Court Remittal Orders Commentary on Cooney v Legal Services Regulatory Authority [2025] IEHC...
R v Toloui [2025] EWCA Crim 1599: Limits on Trial Judges’ Case Management Powers and the Threshold for an Unfair Trial by Judicial Intervention 1. Introduction R v Toloui [2025] EWCA Crim 1599 is a...
Aggravated Burglary and Alternative Verdicts: Simple Burglary Need Only Be Left Where “Obviously Raised” and a “Realistic Possibility” 1. Introduction R v Shaw ([2025] EWCA Crim 1606) is a Criminal...
R v Malik: “No Case to Answer” in Rape—Reasonable Belief in Consent is for the Jury; Absence of Steps to Ascertain Consent May Be Relevant Citation: [2025] EWCA Crim 1832 Court: England and Wales...
R v Singh [2025] EWCA Crim 1520: Murder “Done for Gain” in a Domestic, Delusional Context – Mixed Motives, Mental Disorder and Minimum Terms under Schedule 21 1. Introduction This commentary analyses...
Substitution, Redacted Assignment Deeds, and Leave to Execute After Six Years A Commentary on Everyday Finance DAC v Brennan [2025] IEHC 678 High Court (Ireland), Jackson J, 19 November 2025 1....