S (Children): The Court of Appeal’s Directive to Identify Transnational Marriage Abandonment as Domestic Abuse 1. Introduction The decision in S (Children: Transnational Marriage Abandonment) ([2025]...
“The Burden-Shift & Holistic-Evidence Rule” in Domicile: A Commentary on Ramana v Kist-Ramana [2025] EWCA Civ 1022 Introduction In Ramana v Kist-Ramana the Court of Appeal revisited one of the most...
“Individualised Disclosure” Re-defined: The Court of Appeal’s Clarification on List-Based Prior Art in Modernatx Inc v Pfizer Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1032 1. Introduction The mRNA-vaccine wars...
Le Patourel v BT Group PLC (No 2): The Court of Appeal clarifies the evidential burden in excessive-pricing cases and the limits of appellate intervention 1. Introduction This commentary examines the...
Hedges v R – Clarifying the Admissibility Threshold for Forensic Bite-Mark Evidence 1. Introduction In Hedges, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1051) the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), presided over by...
Eronat v CNPC: The “Rendered-Date” Rule and the Enforceability of Contractual Exclusions of Time-Extension Powers under the Arbitration Act 1996 1. Introduction Eronat v CNPC International (Chad) Ltd...
“No Automatic Equality Rights for Pre-Settled Status Holders” A Detailed Commentary on Fertre v Vale of White Horse District Council ([2025] EWCA Civ 1057) 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal (Civil...
A Clear Divide – UK Supreme Court Restricts the Tort of Bribery to Fiduciary Relationships and Rejects Implied Dealer Loyalty in Motor-Finance Transactions Introduction The decision in Hopcraft and...
Beyond the DBS: When Sentencers May Extend Employment Prohibitions through SHPOs – A Commentary on Thorpe v R [2025] EWCA Crim 1007 Introduction Thorpe v R concerns the scope of a Sexual Harm...
Fraudulent Non-Disclosure as a Vitiating Factor in Prenuptial Agreements – Helliwell v Entwistle ([2025] EWCA Civ 1055) 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Helliwell v Entwistle...
Clarifying “Necessity” in Fact-Finding Hearings: The Material-Impact Test Confirmed in G (A Child: Scope of Fact-Finding) [2025] EWCA Civ 1044 1. Introduction G (A Child: Scope of Fact-Finding)...
Begum v London Borough of Tower Hamlets: When Does an Administrative “Transfer List” Become a PCP? A Comprehensive Commentary on the Court of Appeal’s Clarification of Indirect Discrimination and...
Disputed Allegations, Fortification & Full-and-Frank Disclosure: A Commentary on Astor Asset Management 3 Ltd & Ors v Pliego & Anor ([2025] EWCA Civ 1060) England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil...
Defining “Stepchild” for Secure Tenancy Succession: Court of Appeal Endorses Bright-Line Rule and Rejects Article 14 Challenge Introduction Abdelrahman v Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of...
Exceptional Threshold to Set Aside Leave Reaffirmed, with a Duty‑of‑Candour and Intention‑to‑Defend Requirement for Public Bodies: Commentary on Doyle & Anor v Dublin City Council [2025] IEHC 441...
Spontaneity No Shield: The “Farquhar Benchmark” on Punishment Parts for Knife-Murders Aggravated by Post-Offence Conduct 1. Introduction In John Farquhar v. HMA ([2025] HCJAC 36) the Scottish Appeal...
R v Barker [2025] EWCA Crim 1293: Enforcing the six‑month aggregate cap for consecutive sentences on summary offences; bail failures to run consecutively under the Sentencing Council Guidelines...
R v Budea [2025] EWCA Crim 1287: Consecutive Extended Sentences for Attacks on “Good Samaritan” Interveners, Totality Calibration, and a Robust Approach to Dangerousness Introduction In R v Budea...
Targeted Domestic Risk Can Justify an Extended Determinate Sentence Even Where Actual Harm Is Category 3: R v Wilson [2025] EWCA Crim 1286 Introduction This commentary examines the England and Wales...
R v ECC [2025] EWCA Crim 1173: Dangerousness may be founded on uncontested material from acquitted counts; modern guideline applied with downward adjustment to respect historic maximum Introduction...