Plummer v The King: Reinforcing the Judicial Duty to Halt Un-convincing Hearsay Cases under s.125 Criminal Justice Act 2003 Introduction Plummer v The King ([2025] EWCA Crim 1036) is a landmark...
Norman v Rex: Jury Autonomy over Same-Complainant Prior Convictions under s.74(3) PACE Introduction Court & Citation : England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) – [2025] EWCA Crim 966. In...
Gray v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 1042): Clarifying Jury Directions on Consent, Grooming and Reasonable Belief in Rape Prosecutions Introduction In Gray v R the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) revisited...
Planning Merits Held Irrelevant in Forestry Restocking Appeals Smar Holdings Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ([2025] EWCA Civ 1041) Introduction This Court of Appeal...
Re-drawing the Lines: “Similar Arrests” and “Senior Management” under the Insurance Act 2015 Commentary on Delos Shipholding SA & Ors v Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ...
“No-Order Is Not an Option”: The Court of Appeal Re-states the Duty to Sanction Contempt in Family Proceedings – Commentary on B (A Child) (Sentencing In Contempt Proceedings) [2025] EWCA Civ 1048 1....
Strict Invalidity of RTM Claim Notices for Participation-Notice Breaches and the Inclusion of Equitable Lessees as “Qualifying Tenants” Commentary on Avon Freeholds Ltd v Cresta Court E RTM Company...
“From the Furnace, Not the Fence” – Supreme Court Clarifies the Measuring Point for Section 5 of the Cremation Act 1902 Introduction Wathen-Fayed v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and...
Inherent Jurisdiction as the Only Lawful Route for Deprivation of Liberty and Contact Restrictions Not Permissible Under the Assisted Decision‑Making (Capacity) Act 2015: Commentary on HSE v M.T....
“From Poor Cover-Up to High Culpability” – Sami & Salem ([2025] EWCA Crim 1115) Re-defines Sentencing for High-Value Vehicle Theft Conspiracies Introduction In Sami & Anor, R v the Court of Appeal...
Leslie & Anor v R [2025] EWCA Crim 1045: No Judicial Discretion to Exclude Strictly Relevant Co‑Accused Confessions 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Murphy v. Roscommon County Council (High Court, 2025): A Landmark on (1) the Low “Arguable Grounds” Threshold for Judicial Review of a Circuit Court’s Refusal to State a Case and (2) the Obligation...
Adjournments Pending Foreign Proceedings Require Proven Overlap and Proportionality: High Court prioritises expeditious hearing and domestic warrant control in Ryanair v CCPC Introduction In Ryanair...
Expert Evidence and Demonstrable Loss as Gatekeepers: High Court clarifies early strike‑out of solicitor‑negligence claims under Order 19, rule 28 Introduction In Zapryanova v Rochford Gibbons...
“Demonstration & Satisfaction” and the Contextual Duty to Give Reasons – A Commentary on Sexton v. An Bord Pleanála [2025] IEHC 449 1 – Introduction Sexton v. An Bord Pleanála (“Sexton”) is the High...
“The Grace Test”: Re-calibrating Youth Sentencing When Serious Sexual Offending Tips the Scales Toward Custody 1. Introduction Grace, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1047) is a reference by His Majesty’s...
Parity Without Inflation: Age-Based Starting Points, One‑Sixth Plea Credit, and Lawful Youth Sentencing in Murder Tariffs — R v Douglas [2025] EWCA Crim 1158 Introduction This commentary examines the...
R v Mills [2025] EWCA Crim 1285: On‑Duty Police Status and Public Trust as “Other Relevant Factors” Justifying Upward Departure from Sexual Assault Guideline Ranges—With a Recalibration for Totality...
McIntyre and the Sentencing of Online Incitement: Absence of Direct Causation Is No Mitigation under s.46 SCA 2007 in Widespread Public Disorder Citation: R v McIntyre [2025] EWCA Crim 1191 Court:...
“Reserving Costs” as the Default After an Unsuccessful Summary-Judgment Motion Commentary on Xerotech Ltd v Ayro Inc ([2025] IEHC 439) 1. Introduction In Xerotech Ltd v Ayro Inc, Ms Justice Emily...