Clarifying Discretion for KOLL Exemptions under the British Nationality Act 1981: Distinguishing Test Failure from Underlying Medical Conditions Introduction In Petition of Shorshi Mohammadi for...
R v Farebrother ([2025] EWCA Crim 672): A New Emphasis on Pregnant Offenders’ Mitigation and the Threshold for Suspending Class-A Drug Sentences 1. Introduction R v Farebrother is a Court of Appeal...
Emmerson & Extended Determinate Sentences: A New Benchmark for Serial Sexual Assaults and Exposure Offences 1. Introduction R v Emmerson ([2025] EWCA Crim 756) is an Attorney-General’s Reference in...
R v Mulhern: Clarifying the Threshold for “Unduly Lenient” Findings in Multi-Count Sexual Offending and the Primacy of Judicial Discretion 1. Introduction R v Mulhern ([2025] EWCA Crim 757) is a...
Extending Sentencing Guidelines to Consensual GBH: Gustavson & Ors v R Introduction Gustavson & Ors v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 493) was decided by the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Clarifying Sequential Risk Assessment in Asylum Claims: EI v Secretary of State for the Home Department Introduction EI v Secretary of State for the Home Department ([2025] EWCA Civ 556) is a...
“From Law to Fact”: Supreme Court Confirms that Construing a Defence Statement Is Normally a Question of Fact – A Commentary on Perry v R ([2025] UKSC 17) 1. Introduction On 30 April 2025 the United...
Kirby v Hotel Kilkenny: Burden on Occupier to Prove Reasonable Cleaning Protocols in Slip-and-Fall Claims 1. Introduction This commentary examines the High Court’s decision in Kirby v Hotel Kilkenny...
Exception 1 of Section 117C(4): “Very Significant Obstacles to Integration” – Adequacy of Reasons for Deportation of EU Nationals to EU States Introduction This case, Ackom v Secretary of State for...
Threshold for Fresh Evidence Appeals: Reasonable Explanation and Significance under Section 106(3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Introduction The case of Marshall v His Majesty’s...
Rational and Proportionate Revocation of Civil Legal Aid Certificates: Prendergast v Legal Aid Board Introduction Prendergast v Legal Aid Board [2025] IEHC 257 is a High Court judicial review arising...
Counsel’s Discretion and the Narrow Scope of Defective Representation Appeals in Sexual Offence Trials Introduction This commentary examines the Scottish High Court of Justiciary’s decision in...
Charitable Crowdfunding and the Boundaries of Maintenance and Champerty: Campbell v O'Doherty [2025] IEHC 223 Introduction Campbell v O'Doherty [2025] IEHC 223 is a High Court decision delivered by...
Implied Obligation to Co-operate in Title Transfer: Dublin City Council v Lynskey & Anor Introduction Dublin City Council v Lynskey & Anor [2025] IEHC 241 is a High Court decision addressing the...
ECHR Article 5 and Children in Care: Necessity of DOLs Orders – State Consent Insufficient Introduction J v Bath and North East Somerset Council & Ors ([2025] EWCA Civ 478) is a Court of Appeal...
Permissive Amendment Standard in Judicial Review: Byrne v An Bord Pleanála Introduction Byrne v An Bord Pleanála & Anor [2025] IEHC 222 is a High Court ruling delivered by Mr Justice Nolan on 29...
Discontinuance of Proceedings and Default Costs Liability under Section 169(4) of the Legal Services and Regulation Act 2015 Introduction In CDB Aviation Lease Finance Designated Activity Company &...
Pragmatic Apportionment of Interest on Solatium and Past Wage Loss in Lump Sum Awards Introduction F v Gordon Chalmers & Others [2025] CSOH 43 is a Note on Interest delivered by Lord Clark in the...
Fair Procedures in SPSV Licensing: Considering Acquitted Allegations and Ensuring Material Disclosure Introduction This commentary examines the High Court of Ireland’s decision in PK v VS & Anor...
R v BNA: Rationality and Abuse of Process in Modern Slavery Victims’ Prosecutions under CPS Guidance Introduction In R v BNA [2025] EWCA Crim 496 the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) considered...