Section 55 Requires Child‑Best‑Interests Review of Immigration Rules: Court of Appeal Orders Home Secretary to Reassess Child Refugee Family Reunion Policy; Differential Treatment Recognised under...
Public Protection under s.60 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007: Diminished Weight to Livelihood Rights Where the Practitioner Does Not Practise in Ireland Introduction This commentary examines...
R v Wood [2025] EWCA Crim 1372: Limits on Departures from Sentencing Guidelines; “School” Status Not a Stand‑Alone Aggravator; and Activation of a Suspended Sentence Is Not Double Counting...
No “Justificationism” and the Reach of Courtroom Immunity: Advocate submissions at bail and police preparatory acts attract absolute immunity, not outflanked by HRA/DPA claims — Chief Constable of...
Discoverability under s.32(1)(c) can be triggered by a CJEU tipping point — and even an Advocate General’s Opinion: BAT Industries v Commissioners of Inland Revenue [2025] EWCA Civ 1271 Introduction...
Stewart v R [2025] EWCA Crim 1484: Finality of Third‑Party Determinations and the Limits of Receivership Appeals under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 1. Introduction This commentary examines the...
One Test, Not Two: Court of Appeal clarifies redactions in FRAND judgments and protects both lump‑sum and per‑unit pricing data Introduction In InterDigital Inc & Ors, In the Matter Of (Re Optis...
Mechita: Purity, Quantity and Cash Can Evidence a “Leading Role”; Totality Permits Uplift of the Lead Concurrent Sentence and Consecutive Sentencing for Distinct Offending Citation: R v Mechita...
Certification of Skilled Persons under the 2019 Rules: Technical Pleadings and “Conspicuity” Evidence Do Not Justify a Second Liability Expert Without Prior Inquiry Introduction This commentary...
Circumstantial Proof of Lure Type under Angling Bye-Law 635: Production of the Lure Not Required Introduction This commentary examines Inland Fisheries Ireland v Connors [2025] IEHC 530, a High Court...
“Decision” Exists Only on Service: JR Time Runs from Giving of s.4 Notice; Email Service Presumption May Be Rebutted on Evidence Case: Dhandapani, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for...
Primacy of Causation in Criminal Wasted Costs Orders: No Order Where the Hearing Disposes of the Case or Costs Would Be Incurred Anyway Case: M & M Solicitors v Crown Court at Leicester (wasted...
Newton Hearings Are Part of a Unitary Criminal Trial: High Court refuses mid‑trial judicial review and affirms power to order a de novo Newton hearing following late disclosure Introduction In Nevin...
Robertson v Google LLC: CPR 6.34 permission is prospective; CPR 7.6(3) is the exclusive route for late service out of the jurisdiction; no relief from sanctions and no AoS duty absent valid service...
Adverse Inferences from Witness Silence in Civil Trials and Valuing PTSD Without Specific Guidelines: Commentary on Lynch v Reynolds & Ors [2025] IEHC 527 Court: High Court of Ireland (O’Connor J)...
Standard Method Prevails and Business-Entertainment Block Applies Upfront: Dual‑Use Analysis and the “More Precise” Test in Partial Exemption Hippodrome Casino Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2025] EWCA...
Establishing Ireland’s Anti‑Suit and Anti‑Enforcement Injunction Jurisdiction to Protect Insolvency Proceedings and the Court’s Process Commentary on GTLK Europe DAC (In Liquidation) v Companies Act...
Costs against a sanctioned party: success as the decisive factor; licence‑triggered payment deadlines; and no set‑off against a deferred Supreme Court costs order Introduction This commentary...
Market‑Differential Damages on Buyer Cancellation under SALEFORM 2012: Court of Appeal Confirms Loss‑of‑Bargain Recovery and Implies a Due‑Diligence Delivery Duty Introduction In Orion Shipping and...
Mandatory Engagement with Specific Development Plan Objectives: High Court requires explicit assessment of “practicable and viable” under LCC06 before permitting out‑of‑centre retail (Sherwin...