Re HMP (CA): Defining the Outer Limits of the Open-Justice Principle in Post-Care Proceedings Introduction Re HMP ([2025] EWCA Civ 824) confronted the perennial tension between the press’ pursuit of...
Avoiding “Free Crimes”: Consecutive Sentencing and Headline Tariffs for Domestically-Aggravated Attempted Murder – Commentary on HMA v Budge [2025] HCJAC 27 1. Introduction In HM Advocate v Budge the...
Reaffirming the Limits of Parity: Budhia v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 818) and the “Totality Adjustment” for Co-Defendants Already Serving Sentences Introduction Budhia v R constitutes a significant Court...
The Essential-vs-Desirable Test for Sibling Contact Orders: Commentary on Re S (Placement Order Contact) [2025] EWCA Civ 823 Introduction Re S (Placement Order Contact) is the Court of Appeal’s most...
Saipem SPA & Ors v Petrofac Ltd & Anor Market-Tested Fairness as a Pre-Condition for New-Money Rewards under Part 26A Introduction This Court of Appeal decision ([2025] EWCA Civ 821) arises from an...
“Smith Clarification” – Proper Structuring of Post-Release Driving Disqualifications and the Totality Principle Introduction In Smith, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 978 the Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Erosion of the Strike-Out Distinction & Clarification of Ministerial Non-Liability for Court Language Facilities Comprehensive Commentary on O Cadhla v. An tAire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais &...
R v Pearl: The Identifiable-Risk Benchmark for Tailoring Sexual Harm Prevention Orders 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Pearl, R v ([2025] EWCA Crim 994) revisits the principles...
The O’Grady Principle: When Clear Notice and an Unequivocal Waiver Cure Pre-Trial Counsel Difficulties in European Arrest Warrant “Trial-in-Absentia” Cases 1. Introduction Minister for Justice v...
Elezi ([2025] EWCA Crim 964): Re-affirming the “Incommensurability Principle” in Sentence Appeals for Kidnap and False Imprisonment 1. Introduction In R v Elezi ([2025] EWCA Crim 964) the Court of...
From “Snapshot Habitability” to “Fundamental Characteristics”: The Court of Appeal’s Definitive Test for SDLT Residential Status 1. Introduction Mudan & Anor v Revenue and Customs ([2025] EWCA Civ...
Standish v Standish – The Supreme Court Confines the Sharing Principle to Matrimonial Property and Re-defines “Matrimonialisation” 1. Introduction Standish v Standish ([2025] UKSC 26) is the most...
Beyond Central Management and Control: Court of Appeal Clarifies “Place of Effective Management” as an Autonomous Tie-Breaker for Dual-Resident Trusts 1. Introduction In Haworth & Ors v Commissioners...
“Any Person” May Request a Highway Crossover – The New Rule in Anwar v London Borough of Ealing Council [2025] EWCA Civ 813 Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Anwar v London Borough of...
White v 29 Buckland Crescent Management Company Ltd ([2025] EWCA Civ 814) New Principle: Where a settlement agreement contains a broad mutual release and a narrowly drafted carve-out, the landlord is...
“Shiels Clarification”: Balancing Consecutive Sentences and the Principle of Totality in Domestic Coercive-Control Cases Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Shiels, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim...
Threshold for Leaving Poor-Quality CCTV Identification to the Jury Where Discernible Features and Supporting Circumstantial Evidence Exist 1) Introduction In R v Weatherley [2025] EWCA Crim 1878, the...
Doyle v Houston (2025): Trespass Injunctions ex debito justitiae Against Former Home-Owners After Execution Introduction In Doyle v Houston ([2025] IEHC 373) Mr Justice Kennedy delivered what is...
“No Locus, No Claim” — High Court Clarifies the Consequences of Fraudulent Assertions and Permission-Based Occupation in Adverse Possession Cases Commentary on Von Geitz v O’Brien & Mazars ([2025]...
Extending Propensity: R v Blackman [2025] EWCA Crim 965 and the Admissibility of Dated Juvenile Drug-Supply Convictions 1. Introduction R v Blackman is a 2025 judgment of the Court of Appeal...