Osipov Confirmed and Extended: dismissal-as-detriment whistleblowing claims may proceed against employers without joining co‑workers Introduction In Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd; Barton Turns v Treadwell...
No Contempt for “Spirit of the Order”: An Injunction Respondent Is Liable Only for Breaching the Order’s Terms Case: FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Ltd v VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company [2025] EWCA...
No Judicial Notice of Sunday Post Office Hours: The Court of Appeal on the Limits of Judicial Notice, Procedural Fairness, and Fresh Evidence in Immigration Judicial Review Case: Baparee, R (On the...
Unfunded UURBS Promises Are Outside s.1290 CTA 2009: Deductibility Turns on Purpose under s.54 CTA 2009 Introduction In AD Bly Groundworks and Civil Engineering Ltd & Anor v Revenue and Customs...
Fair Question to be Tried and Expert Causation Evidence in Environmental Health Injunctions: Analysis of M.A. & Anor v M.C. & Ors [2025] IEHC 618 1. Introduction This judgment of Ms Justice Emily...
Residual Credit for Guilty Pleas Entered After the Trial Has Begun: Commentary on R v Szczerbacz [2025] EWCA Crim 1576 1. Introduction R v Szczerbacz [2025] EWCA Crim 1576 is a Court of Appeal...
Professional Misconduct Without Dishonesty: Conflicts of Interest as Conduct “Tending to Bring the Solicitors’ Profession into Disrepute” – Commentary on O’Callaghan v Nirvanna Property Holdings Ltd...
Mandatory but Qualified Entry of Patent Proceedings into the Commercial IP & Technology List under Order 63A Rule 4(7): A Commentary on Glaxosmithkline Biologicals SA v Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals...
Smith, R. v — Single Guideline Starting Point in Concurrent Multi-Count Drug Conspiracy Sentencing and the High Bar for “Manifestly Excessive” Appeals 1. Introduction Smith, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim...
“Deportation” Encompasses Ongoing Exclusion: Section 117C Applies to Revocation Appeals from Abroad Commentary on Nguyen v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1452 Introduction...
Protective Measures Must Be Effective in the Requesting State: Foreign Order Undermining Safeguards is a Fundamental Change Justifying Reconsideration of a Hague Return Introduction This commentary...
“Planning–Licensing Harmony” and the Limits of Class B: A Definitive Clarification of ‘Purely Planning Considerations’ in Caravan Site Licensing Introduction This Court of Appeal judgment addresses a...
No Domestic Foothold Where SELC Is Disapplied: Court of Appeal narrows treaty- and CIL-based challenges to national security export decisions Introduction In Al-Haq, R (On the Application Of) v...
“No Deemed Fulfilment” in English Law: UK Supreme Court rejects Mackay v Dick as a rule of law and confirms Saleform deposits accrue only when express preconditions are satisfied Introduction In King...
Recalibrating Collateral and Sexual History Evidence in Scottish Sexual Offence Trials: Article 6 Requires a Nuanced s 275 Balancing Approach Case: Daly v His Majesty’s Advocate & Anor (Scotland)...
Cahill (A Minor) v Health Service Executive [2025] IEHC 624: Strict Limits on Preliminary Issues in Catastrophic Injury Cases and the Timing of Discount-Rate Determinations 1. Introduction This...
R v Corner [2025] EWCA Crim 1647: Mental Health, Voluntary Intoxication and Sentencing for Domestic Attempted Murder 1. Introduction This commentary analyses the decision of the England and Wales...
IPP Wrong in Principle Where Judge Fails to Consider Extended Sentence After 14 July 2008 Amendments Case: Ahmed, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1572) Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Age Is Not a Sentencing Cliff Edge, but Youth Does Not Override Role and Seriousness in Murder Minimum Terms Case: R v Cashin and Others [2025] EWCA Crim 1419 Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal...
IPP as “Second-Last Resort”: Sentencers Must Expressly Consider and Explain Why an Extended Determinate Sentence Is Insufficient 1. Introduction R v Wilkinson ([2025] EWCA Crim 1573) concerned a very...