Holistic, baseline-driven application of the proximity principle and reasons adequacy under Waste Plan Policy 4(c) Introduction In Stop Portland Waste Incinerator v Secretary of State for Housing,...
“Supervise” Means “Run”: Court of Appeal clarifies the Representative of an Overseas Business route — skills, knowledge and ongoing supervision are required Case: Secretary of State (Entry Clearance...
RR v Enfield [2025] EWCA Civ 1390: No Freestanding PSED Monitoring Duty and a Rigorous Evidential Threshold for Indirect Disability Discrimination in Social-Housing Allocations Introduction This...
MS Amlin Marine NV v King Trader Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1387: Court of Appeal redefines the “red hand” rule as the “onerous clause doctrine” and confirms the compatibility and efficacy of pay‑first...
Foreign Assistors Cannot Rely on the Babanaft Proviso to Escape Civil Liability: Unlawful Means Conspiracy for Aiding Breach of English Freezing Orders Case: Lakatamia Shipping Co Ltd v Su & Ors...
No “Permanence” Requirement and Mediation-Delay Counts: The Court of Appeal Recasts the Article 12(2) Settlement Defence Introduction This Court of Appeal decision in B (Child Abduction: Settlement)...
Timeliness Over Administrative Convenience in AIE Appeals: High Court affirms implied power to remit but refers the governing “timeliness” standard to the CJEU Case: People Over Wind v Commissioner...
Affidavit Candour and a Two‑Tranche Approach to Costs in Moot Delay Judicial Reviews: M (A Minor) v Minister for Foreign Affairs [2025] IEHC 581 Introduction This commentary examines the High Court...
Contextual Discovery in Deed Interpretation: Ordering Antecedent and Chain‑of‑Title Materials Despite Parties’ Claims of Unambiguity Introduction In Murray & Anor v Goldstein Property ICAV [2025]...
Accrual by “Real and Meaningfully Measurable Loss” in Solicitor‑Negligence‑for‑Delay and Validity of Firm‑Named Appearances: High Threshold for Strike‑Out under Amended Order 19 Case: Killeen v...
Firm-Signed Appearances Are Valid Under Order 12 RSC; Limitation Defences Rarely Suited to Strike-Out in Solicitor Negligence Introduction This commentary analyzes the High Court of Ireland’s...
“Special circumstances” are now integral to setting aside default judgments under Order 13: Commentary on Hussien v Dunleavy Meats Unlimited Company [2025] IEHC 586 Introduction In Hussien v Dunleavy...
Affidavit Cross‑Examination in Judicial Review Requires a Material, Necessity‑Linked Factual Conflict: CSNA Company Ltd v Minister for Health [2025] IEHC 594 Introduction This High Court judgment...
Article 40.4.2 Does Not Permit Class‑Wide Habeas: Specificity and Case‑Focus Required Case: McGreal v The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration & Ors [2025] IEHC 597 (High Court of...
Gatekeeping, Not Adjudication: The Limited Role of the National Appeal Panel Chair and the Exhaustion of Statutory Remedies in Scottish Pharmaceutical Services Appeals 1. Introduction This commentary...
R v Khan [2025] EWCA Crim 1518 – Harm Categorisation, Totality and Proportional Sexual Harm Prevention Orders 1. Introduction The decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in R v Khan...
Leading Role, EncroChat, and Totality in Industrial‑Scale Drug Conspiracies: Commentary on R v Thompson [2025] EWCA Crim 1517 1. Introduction The decision in R v Thompson [2025] EWCA Crim 1517 is a...
Fresh Evidence After a Second Trial: When an Uncalled Eyewitness Can Render a Prior Conviction Unsafe (R v Erorh) Case: Erorh, R. v Citation: [2025] EWCA Crim 1630 Court: England and Wales Court of...
Circumstantial Association Evidence Can Properly Survive a Half‑Time Submission in Drug Conspiracy Trials Introduction Case: Hassan, R. v Citation: [2025] EWCA Crim 1862 Court: England and Wales...
Dangerous Driving: Cumulative Injuries Support the Guideline Starting Point and Immediate Custody Citation: [2025] EWCA Crim 1889 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Criminal Division Date:...