Commentaries

interpreting-& Case Commentaries

Liberty to Apply Is for Working Out, Not Rewriting: Limits on Post‑Judgment Clarification and Retrospective Time Extension in Point Village Development Ltd v Dunnes Stores [2025] IEHC 480

Date: Sep 9, 2025

Liberty to Apply Is for Working Out, Not Rewriting: Limits on Post‑Judgment Clarification and Retrospective Time Extension in Point Village Development Ltd v Dunnes Stores [2025] IEHC 480...

Automatic Statutory Substitution under Section 41 of the Central Bank Act 1971: No Court Order Required; Collateral Challenges Struck Out and Injunction Undertakings Discharged — Commentary on KBC Bank NV v Smith & Ors [2025] IEHC 481

Date: Sep 9, 2025

Automatic Statutory Substitution under Section 41 of the Central Bank Act 1971: No Court Order Required; Collateral Challenges Struck Out and Injunction Undertakings Discharged Introduction This...

Patel v R: Post‑Brexit closure of EU free‑movement defences to cannabis importation and the confinement of Margiotta to proven low‑THC cases

Date: Sep 8, 2025

Patel v R: Post‑Brexit closure of EU free‑movement defences to cannabis importation and the confinement of Margiotta to proven low‑THC cases Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), England and...

Evans v R: OSGs Can Be Public Officers; Likely Consequences, Not Proven Harm, Define Seriousness in Misconduct in Public Office

Date: Sep 8, 2025

Evans v R: OSGs Can Be Public Officers; Likely Consequences, Not Proven Harm, Define Seriousness in Misconduct in Public Office Introduction In Evans v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 1150), the Court of Appeal...

Potanina v Potanin (No. 2): Aligning the Part III Leave Threshold with a “Real Prospect of Success” and confirming (pre‑Brexit) Maintenance Regulation constraints on forum objections

Date: Sep 6, 2025

Potanina v Potanin (No. 2): Aligning the Part III Leave Threshold with a “Real Prospect of Success” and confirming (pre‑Brexit) Maintenance Regulation constraints on forum objections Introduction...

EAC v The King: Post‑Retirement Jury Information and Time‑Limited Child‑Cruelty Sentencing — Neutrality, Non‑Prejudice and Downward Adjustment

Date: Sep 4, 2025

EAC v The King: Post‑Retirement Jury Information and Time‑Limited Child‑Cruelty Sentencing — Neutrality, Non‑Prejudice and Downward Adjustment Introduction This commentary examines the Court of...

Somani Hotels: Court of Appeal clarifies “desirable” joinder of the Home Secretary and a status‑quo preference for s.187B planning injunctions affecting asylum accommodation

Date: Sep 4, 2025

Somani Hotels: Court of Appeal clarifies “desirable” joinder of the Home Secretary and a status‑quo preference for s.187B planning injunctions affecting asylum accommodation Introduction In Somani...

No English Winding-Up of SICAV “Dedicated Funds”: Compartment Is Not an “Association” under Insolvency Act 1986 s 220

Date: Sep 4, 2025

No English Winding-Up of SICAV “Dedicated Funds”: Compartment Is Not an “Association” under Insolvency Act 1986 s 220 Introduction This Court of Appeal decision in East Riding of Yorkshire Council...

Implicit Criminal-Proceedings Leverage as “Unambiguous Impropriety”: High Court admits WPSATC correspondence — QPQ Limited v Schute [2025] IEHC 474

Date: Sep 4, 2025

Implicit Criminal‑Proceedings Leverage as “Unambiguous Impropriety”: High Court Admits WPSATC Correspondence QPQ Limited v Schute (Approved) [2025] IEHC 474, High Court of Ireland, Commercial List...

Ageing‑Out Does Not Create Sentencing Prejudice: Jurisdiction‑First under s.75 Children Act and Non‑application of s.13 Criminal Law Act 1976 to Children Detention Schools

Date: Sep 4, 2025

Ageing‑Out Does Not Create Sentencing Prejudice: Jurisdiction‑First under s.75 Children Act and Non‑application of s.13 Criminal Law Act 1976 to Children Detention Schools Case: K (Aged Out Child) v...

“Payment disputes” under s.6 of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 are confined to contractual payments; common‑law termination damages are not adjudicable — and planning irregularities do not render construction contracts void

Date: Sep 4, 2025

“Payment disputes” under s.6 of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 are confined to contractual payments; common‑law termination damages are not adjudicable — and planning irregularities do not...

Article 5 ECHR, Extended Sentences and Rehabilitation: A Nine‑Month Post‑Custodial Delay Does Not Cross the Arbitrariness Threshold — AB v Scottish Ministers [2025] CSOH 82

Date: Sep 3, 2025

Article 5 ECHR, Extended Sentences and Rehabilitation: A Nine‑Month Post‑Custodial Delay Does Not Cross the Arbitrariness Threshold — AB v Scottish Ministers [2025] CSOH 82 Introduction This...

Fletcher: Indefinite, Digitally‑Tailored Non‑Harassment Orders and Compensation as Core Sentencing Tools in Serious Domestic Abuse; Custody Still a Last Resort for First‑Time Adult Offenders

Date: Sep 1, 2025

Fletcher: Indefinite, Digitally‑Tailored Non‑Harassment Orders and Compensation as Core Sentencing Tools in Serious Domestic Abuse; Custody Still a Last Resort for First‑Time Adult Offenders...

No duty on an interdictee to “mitigate” by seeking recall: continuing wrong, damages and interest in wrongful interdict – Commentary on Martin McGowan v Springfield Properties PLC [2025] CSOH 81

Date: Sep 1, 2025

No duty on an interdictee to “mitigate” by seeking recall: continuing wrong, damages and interest in wrongful interdict – McGowan v Springfield Properties PLC [2025] CSOH 81 Introduction This Outer...

In‑Proceedings Reporting Restrictions at Common Law: PMC v A Local Health Board [2025] EWCA Civ 1126

Date: Aug 31, 2025

In‑Proceedings Reporting Restrictions at Common Law: PMC v A Local Health Board [2025] EWCA Civ 1126 Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in PMC v A Local Health Board ([2025] EWCA Civ 1126)...

Judicial Review Is Not a Shortcut to Halt Pending Prosecutions: High Court Reaffirms Exceptional Nature of Prohibition and Routes Wrongful-Arrest Grievances to Plenary Actions

Date: Aug 27, 2025

Judicial Review Is Not a Shortcut to Halt Pending Prosecutions: High Court Reaffirms Exceptional Nature of Prohibition and Routes Wrongful-Arrest Grievances to Plenary Actions Decision commented on:...

No Shortcut to Trial: LSRA observations do not shift the plaintiff’s burden and a defendant’s pleaded case must be taken at its highest on strike‑out motions (Monarca v Hayes Solicitors LLP [2025] IEHC 472)

Date: Aug 27, 2025

No Shortcut to Trial: LSRA observations do not shift the plaintiff’s burden and a defendant’s pleaded case must be taken at its highest on strike‑out motions Commentary on Monarca v Hayes Solicitors...

“Content-First Exclusion” in Electronic Communications Services: A Commentary on Sky UK Ltd v Ofcom [2025] EWCA Civ 1118

Date: Aug 25, 2025

“Content-First Exclusion” in Electronic Communications Services: A Structured Commentary on Sky UK Ltd v The Office of Communications ([2025] EWCA Civ 1118) 1. Introduction On 22 August 2025 the...

S (A Child): The Court of Appeal Re-Aligns the Article 13(b) Test – Cumulative Risk, Vulnerable Children and the Limits of “Immediate Harm”

Date: Aug 25, 2025

S (A Child) (Abduction: Article 13(b)) – Court of Appeal Clarifies the Correct, Holistic Test for “Grave Risk” and the Inadequacy of Abstract Protective Measures 1. Introduction In S (A Child)...

Farley v Paymaster (2025): No-Disclosure Infringement, “Well-Founded Fear” Test, and the Rejection of a Seriousness Threshold under Article 82 GDPR

Date: Aug 25, 2025

Farley & Ors v Paymaster (1836) Ltd (t/a Equiniti) [2025] EWCA Civ 1117— No Need for Third-Party Disclosure; No “Seriousness” Threshold; Compensation for “Well-Founded Fear” under GDPR 1....