Peer-Induced Admissions and the Limits of the Mushtaq Safeguard: Detailed Commentary on Debonsu, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 959) 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Debonsu sharply defines...
R v Bunce [2025] EWCA Crim 1157: Campaign‑of‑Abuse Sentencing—Elevation to Category 1 Harm and High Culpability, and Endorsement of a Single Global Sentence Under the Totality Guideline Court:...
“Mind the Guidelines”: Ventaway Ltd v An Coimisiún Pleanála – High Court Clarifies Duty to Give Express Reasons When Departing from an Inspector on SPPR-Based Issues 1. Introduction The decision of...
“No-Prejudice, Proportionality” Test for Extending Time-Limits in International Protection Judicial Reviews Commentary on P. (Zimbabwe) v. International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors [2025] IEHC...
The “Five-Year Inactivity / Pressing-Exigency” Test: High Court Applies Kirwan v. Connors to Strike-Out in Nowak v. Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland 1. Introduction Peter Nowak’s...
Re-affirming the “Exceptional Public Importance” Threshold for Leave-to-Appeal in Protection Cases: Commentary on M.M.S. v. The International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Minister for Justice [2025]...
The “Mc Gowan Principles” Particularity, Consistency and Developer-Control in Irish Planning Judicial Review 1. Introduction Mc Gowan & Anor v An Coimisiún Pleanála ([2025] IEHC 405) is a significant...
“Harmless-Error & Workability” Doctrine in Climate–Related Planning Litigation Friends of Killymooney Lough v An Coimisiún Pleanála & Ors [2025] IEHC 407 1. Introduction This High Court decision,...
Cahill v Residential Tenancies Board (IEHC, 2025): The High Court Re-affirms the Absolute and Non-Extendable 21-Day Limit for Section 123 Appeals 1. Introduction In Cahill v Residential Tenancies...
Hegarty v. The Commissioner of An Garda Síochána – The “Distinct-Purpose” Rule and the Reach of s.14(2) Dismissals Introduction The Supreme Court of Ireland has delivered a deeply significant...
The Hegarty Doctrine: Supreme Court Affirms Commissioner’s Power to Invoke Section 14(2) After Completion of Garda Disciplinary Proceedings Introduction In Hegarty v The Commissioner of an Garda...
Broadened Standing to Oppose Common-Law Recognition of Foreign Insolvencies Commentary on Vesnin v Queeld Ventures Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 951 1. Introduction Vesnin v Queeld Ventures Ltd & Ors is...
Galvin v DPP: Distinguishing Ex-Facie and Fact-Sensitive Constitutional Challenges – The Supreme Court Re-Defines the Prematurity Doctrine 1. Introduction Case citation: Galvin v The Director of...
“The Parmar Principles” – Evidential Comparators, Adverse Disclosure Inferences & Appellate Restraint in Race Discrimination Claims 1. Introduction Leicester City Council v Parmar ([2025] EWCA Civ...
“Prematurity Re-Defined” – Galvin v. DPP & ors: The Supreme Court’s New Framework for Early Constitutional Challenges 1. Introduction Galvin v The Director of Public Prosecutions & ors ([2025] IESC...
R v Claes [2025] EWCA Crim 1284: Twenty-year terms are justified for massive Class A importations at the top of “significant role”; using a legitimate business as cover is a leading‑role indicator...
R v Sweetland [2025] EWCA Crim 1156: Double‑Counting Constraints and the Category 2 Ceiling in Assault by Penetration; Overall Guilty‑Plea Credit Fixed by First Admission of Guilt Court: England and...
R v Rai [2025] EWCA Crim 1224: Particular Vulnerability is a Step‑1 Harm Factor (Independent of Targeting) and Multiple Step‑1 Harm Features Preclude Downward Movement from the Guideline Starting...
Authoritative Weight of Service Sentencing Guidance and A1 Categorisation for Deliberate Breach of Ukraine Standing Order: Commentary on BPR, R v [2025] EWCA Crim 1147 Introduction This commentary...