High Court clarifies that individuals cannot mount freestanding transposition challenges; a three‑step standing test under s.87(10) EPA Act and the limits of actio popularis in environmental judicial...
Old Plan Policies Survive during s.31 Draft Direction where they 'Correspond' to the New Plan; Court Sets Six-Factor Test for Declaratory Relief and Reaffirms Harmless-Error Discretion in Renewable...
Reserved Lifetime Residence and Income Create “Settled Property” for CGT: High Court Reaffirms Keegan in O’Dwyer v Revenue Commissioners [2025] IEHC 490 Introduction In O’Dwyer v The Revenue...
“Reasonably Required” Means Already Known: High Court Clarifies that a Valid s.865 TCA Repayment Claim May Rely on Revenue-Held PAYE Data Introduction In McNamara [Deceased] v The Revenue...
CPR 52.19 costs caps refused where service-charge recoupment would shift unrecovered appeal costs onto non‑appellant leaseholders Introduction This commentary examines the England and Wales Court of...
Cummer Coaches: Scheduled Public Bus Services Are Not “Qualifying Persons” for Touring Coach VAT Refunds; “Contracts for Group Transport” Means Multiple Group-Tourist Contracts Introduction This...
Egregious contempt and retention intentions do not bar restorative orders: High Court mandates full remediation under s.160 for intensified unauthorised quarrying Case: Bencik & Anor v Hilltop...
School Exclusions: Governors’ Policy and DfE Guidance Set the Legal Test; Behaviour Policies Cannot Elevate the Threshold — Immaterial Errors and High‑Intensity Review Clarified Case: SAG, R (On the...
Onuzi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1337: FTT’s role under s 40(3) confirmed as public-law review of causation; prolonged identity deception ordinarily material to...
Automatic cessation of the main homelessness duty on acceptance of a Part VI offer; section 184 does not govern discharge decisions; challenges must run through the Part VII review/appeal scheme...
JK [2025] EWCA Civ 1309: Local authorities can secure a British child’s return under the inherent jurisdiction even where care proceedings are intended; Family Law Act 1986 largely irrelevant to...
Late Quantum-Phase Amendments and Litigation Holds: The Court of Appeal’s Four‑Stage Prejudice Analysis in ENRC v Dechert & SFO Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s judgment in...
Bradley v Abacus: Court of Appeal confines s.27A review to the “no reasonable landlord” test and clarifies the two‑stage allocation of service charge items Introduction This Court of Appeal decision...
Blake & Ors v Fox: Court of Appeal reasserts Dingle for serious-harm causation, adopts “material contribution” for specific losses, and clarifies mitigation and media republication in libel...
New Principle: Initial Proscription Orders Are Directly Reviewable in the Administrative Court; Deproscription/POAC is not an available or adequate alternative remedy. CPR 52.8’s seven‑day time limit...
Balgova: Non‑standard Art. 2(2) EAW Categories Trigger a Correspondence Assessment; Caregiver Hardship Alone Insufficient to Defeat Surrender under Article 8 Introduction This High Court decision in...
R v Mardan [2025] EWCA Crim 1469 – Flexible Application of Criminal Practice Direction 26M in Low‑Grade Jury Intimidation 1. Introduction The decision in R v Mardan [2025] EWCA Crim 1469 concerns a...
Arson Sentencing: Mental Disorder Must Be Evidenced to Reduce Culpability; Blame-Shifting Lies Not Aggravating Absent Consequences 1) Introduction Aldrich, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1415) is a sentence...
Hybrid Orders for Diminished-Responsibility Manslaughter: Penal Element and Public Protection Can Justify s45A over s37/41 Despite Unanimous Hospital-Order Criteria 1) Introduction In R v Turner...
Name Change Is Not a Transfer: Standing of a Renamed Registered Mortgagee to Seek Possession under s.62(7) of the Registration of Title Act 1964 Introduction This commentary examines the High Court...