Objective State Records, Self‑Generated Tax Returns and Abuse of Rights under the Free Movement Regime: Commentary on Nisa v The Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 647 1. Introduction This commentary...
The Obligation to Adjourn for a Pre‑Sentence Report Before Refusing a Suspended Sentence in Borderline Custody Cases: Commentary on R v Jode [2025] EWCA Crim 1617 1. Introduction This commentary...
Ensuring Totality in Rape Sentencing: R v Smith [2025] EWCA Crim 1610 and Uplifts for Multiple Sexual Offences 1. Introduction The decision in Smith, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1610 is a significant Court...
R v Awan [2025] EWCA Crim 1607 — Sentencing Beyond Guideline Ranges in Prolonged Grooming Offences; ADHD and Delay Not Necessarily Mitigating 1. Introduction In Awan, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1607),...
R v Hall: Violent Disorder—Limited Late Participation Without Prior Knowledge Is Category 2B (Not Category 2A Joint Enterprise) 1. Introduction R. v Hall ([2025] EWCA Crim 1605) concerns sentencing...
Late-Discovered Text Messages as Fresh Evidence: Leave to Amend and Referral to the Full Court in a Rape Conviction Appeal (Wight, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1788) 1. Introduction This decision of the...
Termination on Notice and the Limits of Tort Duties in Commercial Consultancy Contracts: Commentary on Tracey t/a Engineering Design and Management v Burton & Ors [2025] IEHC 689 1. Introduction This...
Private Prosecutors’ Costs, Candour and Engagement with State Authorities: Commentary on Taktouk v Benherst Finance Ltd & Anor, R (on the application of) [2025] EWCA Crim 1473 1. Introduction This...
Malik & Ors [2025] EWCA Crim 1482: Bad Character, Dangerousness and Firearms Sentencing in Large‑Scale EncroChat Conspiracies 1. Introduction The decision in R v Malik & Ors [2025] EWCA Crim 1482...
BCZ [2025] EWCA Crim 1465: Jury Directions on Mens Rea for “Wilful” Child Cruelty by Assault under s.1 Children and Young Persons Act 1933 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in R...
Separate Humanitarian Assessment and the “Something More” Threshold in Section 49 Reviews: Commentary on S.M. v Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 629 1. Introduction This judgment of the High Court...
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...