Suspended Sentences: Multiple Punitive Requirements and Curfews Longer Than the Custodial Term Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Neutral citation: [2025] EWCA Crim 1880...
Limiting Personal Mitigation and Clarifying Sentence Ranges in Historic Child-Sex Penetration Cases – Commentary on R v Anderson [2025] NICA 33 Introduction The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal’s...
The Ryanair v. Skyscanner Discovery Precedent: Embedding Proportionality, Sampling, and Temporal Reach in High-Tech Competition Litigation 1. Introduction The High Court’s judgment in Ryanair DAC v....
Pepper Finance v O’Reilly – The High Court Clarifies the Evidential Threshold and Discovery Limits in s.62(7) Possession Actions 1. Introduction Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) DAC (“Pepper”)...
“Qualified Finality” — The Limited Reach of Res Judicata in Scottish Mental-Health Tribunal Appeals 1. Introduction In Dr Agnes Louise Johnston v GA and another ([2025] CSIH 18) the Inner House of...
Atlantic Endeavour Ltd & Anor v Office of Public Works ([2025] IEHC 324) “Contractual Duration as the Determinant for Lifting Automatic Suspensions” 1. Introduction This High Court decision,...
Promptness Prevails: Surrey CC v BC (2025) – Curtailing the “Continuing Duty” Doctrine and Reinforcing CPR 54.5 in Children-Act Judicial Reviews 1. Introduction In Surrey County Council v BC ([2025]...
“Injurious Affection” Re-Defined: Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of Compensation for Electricity Wayleaves in Ireland 1. Introduction On 5 June 2025 the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling...
“Reason to Believe” and Appellate Deference under CPR 6.9: A Commentary on Carr v Vehicle Control Services Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 713 1. Introduction Carr v Vehicle Control Services Ltd (“Carr”)...
The “Limited-Weight & Rare-Prediction” Principle Andrysiewicz v Circuit Court in Łódź, Poland ([2025] UKSC 23) 1. Introduction The United Kingdom Supreme Court (“UKSC”) has delivered a landmark...
No Right of Recoupment under Section 151(8) After Policy Avoidance under Section 152(2) Ian Whyte v David Arthur [2025] CSOH 47 1. Introduction Ian Whyte, a passenger injured in a 2017 road-traffic...
“Beyond Academic Judgment” – Court of Session Clarifies the SPSO’s Duty to Investigate University Maladministration and Systemic Discrimination 1. Introduction AB v The Scottish Public Services...
R v Harrod [2024] EWCA Crim 819: Fresh Evidence, Alias Attribution, and Extensions of Time in EncroChat Conspiracy Appeals Introduction This judgment from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Harrod: The Court of Appeal Re-Defines “Fresh Evidence” and Tightens the Gate on Out-of-Time Criminal Appeals Introduction Harrod, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 819) is a significant decision of the Court...
Mathurin: Clarification vs Cross-Examination—When Judicial Interventions Render a Conviction Unsafe Despite a Strong Prosecution Case Introduction In Mathurin, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1254, the Court...
Temporal Limits of Article 2 ECHR Investigative Obligation Defined: Exclusion of Legacy Inquests Beyond the Twelve-Year Threshold Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal in Northern...
Mandatory Statutory Variation Procedure for Specified Funding under Section 21 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 Introduction Transport Action Network Ltd (“TAN”) challenged the Secretary of State for...
Andrew v The Federal Republic of Nigeria: Non-Party Appeal Rights and Procedural Fairness in Section 68 Arbitration Challenges Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s judgment in...
Inherent Jurisdiction Revived: Court of Appeal Confirms Power to Re-open Confiscation Appeals Excluded from Crim PR 36.15 1. Introduction Jacob (Formerly Oyebola), R. v (Re s.31 Proceeds of Crime Act...
Cheetham Sentencing Principles: Court of Appeal Clarifies Up-rating within Harassment Guideline Category B2 and the Limits of Totality Discounts 1. Introduction Cheetham, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 804)...