L v T [2025] IEHC 573: Sham Separation Agreements Cannot Oust the Court—High Court Prioritises “Proper Provision” and Authorises Property Orders over Beneficial Interests Citation: [2025] IEHC 573 |...
Hicsonmez v Minister for Justice: The High Court Confirms the Mandatory Nature of the 70 + 30-Day Absence Rule in s.15C Irish Nationality & Citizenship Act 1956 1. Introduction This commentary...
Feigning Psychosis as a Serious Aggravating Factor and Its Effect on Guilty‑Plea Credit in Murder Sentencing — R v Van‑Pooss [2025] EWCA Crim 1240 Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
“Article V as Shield, Not Sword” – The Court of Appeal Bars Pre-emptive New-York-Convention Challenges Star Hydro Power Ltd v National Transmission & Despatch Company Ltd ([2025] EWCA Civ 928) 1....
“Adequate Reasons & Proportionate Conditions” – The Court of Appeal’s Re-statement of CPR 3.1(3) Principles in GLAS SAS (London Branch) v European Topsoho SARL ([2025] EWCA Civ 933) 1. Introduction...
Defining Advertising-Service Sub-Categories: The “Printed-Publications” Test after easyGroup Ltd v Easy Live (Services) Ltd ([2025] EWCA Civ 946) Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in...
A Single Standard for “Conducive to the Public Good” Deprivation Appeals: The Court of Appeal in D5 & Ors v SSHD ([2025] EWCA Civ 957) Broadens the U3 Principle to Serious Organised Crime Cases 1....
R v Al Maamoury [2025] EWCA Crim 1114: The “Culpability Cusp” and Significant Totality Uplifts in Multi‑Victim Dangerous‑Driving Sentencing Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Clarifying the “Starting Point” in Sentencing Guidelines: Commentary on R v Nixon [2025] EWCA Crim 1090 1. Introduction R v Nixon is a 2025 decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) that...
R v Danilowski [2025] EWCA Crim 1279: Body‑worn video res gestae may be the primary evidence in domestic abuse prosecutions even where the complainant is not called Introduction This appeal from the...
“No Ejection Necessary” – The Court of Session Clarifies Local Authorities’ Immediate Duty to Accommodate Children under s 25(1)(c) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 1. Introduction The Outer House...
Keep Chiswell Green v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Ors ([2025] EWCA Civ 958) Commentary: “No Automatic Procedural Bar, but a High Hurdle for Late-Arising...
Regents v Accord: The Court of Appeal Re-frames “Context” and Hindsight in Obviousness Analyses for Pharmaceutical Patents 1. Introduction In Accord Healthcare Ltd & Ors v Regents of the University...
Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd – The Supreme Court Broadens Equitable Compensation for Dishonest Assistance 1. Introduction Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd & Anor ([2025] UKSC 28) is a...
“Opinion-Not-Construction” Rule for Benchmark-Fraud Cases A Comprehensive Commentary on Hayes & Palombo ([2025] UKSC 29) 1. Introduction The joined appeals of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo provided the...
“One Balance to Rule Them All” – The Supreme Court Authorises Aggregated Public-Interest Balancing under FOIA 2000 Introduction Department for Business and Trade v The Information Commissioner [2025]...
Beyond the Personal Injuries Guidelines: Kemmy v. Murray & Anor – Establishing an Autonomous Common-Law Framework for Damages in Child Sexual Abuse Claims 1. Introduction In July 2025 the Irish High...
The Foy Principle: Transparency in Redemption Accounting and Familial Attachment as Decisive Factors in Receiver Injunctions 1. Introduction Foy v O'Connor & BCM Global ASI Ltd ([2025] IEHC 422) is a...
“Ex Motu Mootness” – The High Court’s Inherent Power to Terminate Proceedings Lacking a Live Controversy Commentary on Croghan & Ors v Collins & Ors (Approved) ([2025] IEHC 413) 1. Introduction...
No Automatic Rent Cesser for COVID-19 Closures in Commercial Leases Commentary on BVK Elektra 2 Liffey Phase 1 ICAV v Elite Gastrobars Ltd & Bunker Estates Ltd (High Court, O’Donnell J., 23 July...