Base Offence Must Be Identified for Unlawful Act Manslaughter; Minimum Terms for Immature Adult Murderers May Fall Below the 30‑Year “Double Murder” Starting Point Introduction This commentary...
Early Conciliation Is a Jurisdictional Precondition—But Not for Amendments: Reynolds v Abel Estate Agent Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1357 Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division), England and Wales Date: 27...
Late s208 Notifications Are Collateral and Do Not Invalidate Suitability Reviews: A Flexible, Policy-Led Approach to Out-of-Borough Homelessness Placements Case: London Borough of Enfield v A [2025]...
Clarifying s.49 Solicitors Act Appeals: No Oral Renewal After Paper Refusal; SDT May Revoke Certification for Fundamental Mistake Case: Hinkel v Gheissari & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 1351 (Court of...
Prerogative Policy-Making for Post–Data Breach Relocation Upheld: No Fettering, Rational Limitation to High‑Profile Roles Introduction In AFA & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for...
Bunting & Anor v Blaney & Anor (No. 2): The “Four Cs” Standard for Grounds of Appeal and Respondents’ Notices 1. Introduction In Bunting & Anor v Blaney & Anor (No. 2: Best Practice) [2025] NICA 67,...
Police Gang Officers as Expert Witnesses and Youth Sentencing in Serious Gang Violence: Commentary on R v Edokpolo & Alexander [2025] EWCA Crim 1534 1. Introduction This commentary examines the...
Costs follow the event after consent to certiorari on fair procedures grounds, even absent fault by the decision‑maker Case: Y.A.M v International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors [2025] IEHC 596...
Premature Judicial Review of an Erroneous Deportation Proposal: No Costs and a Narrow Jurisdictional Exception Case Note on F.A.A. v Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 614 (High Court of Ireland, 24...
Position Marks Must Be a Single, Precisely Delineated Sign: Non‑limiting Descriptions Creating Indeterminate Variations Fail Registrability Case: Thom Browne Inc & Anor v Adidas AG [2025] EWCA Civ...
IRH is not a shortcut: Court of Appeal mandates necessary evidence, Article 6 fairness, and explicit welfare and contact analysis before making final care orders Case: H, Re (Final Care Orders at...
No AoS or CPR 11 application is required where service of the claim form was invalid and time has not been extended; “left for DX collection” is not service under CPR 7.5 Commentary on Bellway Homes...
Figurative Trade Marks: Where the Picture and Description Align, the Image Defines the Sign — Independence of the Sieckmann Conditions Reaffirmed Introduction In Babek International Ltd v Iceland...
Personal Motive Is Not a Convention Nexus; Displacing a Safe‑Country Presumption Does Not Foreclose State Protection: Commentary on N.S. & T.S. v International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Minister...
AR v Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 552: Limiting Luximon and Confirming Deferred Assessment of Private‑Life Rights for Unlawfully Present Migrants 1. Introduction This High Court judgment of...
R v Demiraj [2025] EWCA Crim 1468: The Jury’s Role, “Truth”, and Hearsay-Based Convictions 1. Introduction R v Demiraj [2025] EWCA Crim 1468 is an important Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
R v Madaweni [2025] EWCA Crim 1427: Fresh psychiatric evidence on appeal—diminished responsibility requires a causal explanation; mental disorder may still mitigate on sentence Court: England and...
Abduction in Sexual Assault Sentencing and the Near‑Mandatory Use of Pre‑Sentence Reports in Dangerousness Assessments: Commentary on R v Thompson [2025] EWCA Crim 1462 1. Introduction The decision...
Reflecting Multiple Child Victims and Future Risk in Sexual Sentencing: Commentary on R v Ellis [2025] EWCA Crim 1498 1. Introduction This commentary examines the decision of the Court of Appeal...
Clarifying Costs and Final Remedies in Section 327 Social Welfare Appeals: Order 90 RSC ‘No Costs Unless Special Order’ Applies and the High Court May Restore an Earlier Decision Introduction This...