“Immediate” Means Imminent, Not Contingent: Limits on Parole Commissioners’ Powers under Article 28 Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 1. Introduction This judgment of the Court of Appeal...
Staying Negative Licensing Decisions to Preserve Statutory Continuation Rights: Commentary on TL Mussels Ltd v The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board [2025] IEHC 670 1. Introduction This judgment of...
Res Judicata, Abuse of Process and the Finality of Legal Costs Adjudications under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015: Commentary on Skoczylas v Minister for Finance [2025] IEHC 700 1....
Pysz v An Garda Síochána [2025] IEHC 698: Good‑Faith Immunity, Public‑Place Seizures, and Evidentiary Thresholds for Allegations of Discriminatory Policing 1. Introduction This commentary examines...
Heightened Application of Kirwan Delay Principles to Appeals: Commentary on O'Kelly (Estate of O'Kelly) v McGovern (Estate of McGovern) [2025] IEHC 704 1. Introduction This commentary examines the...
MT v International Protection Appeals Tribunal: Extensions of Time, Credibility and Duty of Candour in International Protection Judicial Review 1. Introduction This commentary examines the High Court...
McDaid v Monaghan County Council: Public Roads, Private Farm Lanes and the Limits of the Presumption of Regularity 1. Introduction 1.1 Background and Parties This case concerns a short but legally...
Discovery of Third‑Party Complaints in Fraud-Based Product Defect Litigation: Commentary on KC Capital Property Group Ltd v Keegan Quarries Ltd [2025] IEHC 677 1. Introduction This Commercial Court...
Egregious Solicitor Misconduct, the “Special Circumstances” Gateway, and Renewal of a Lapsed Summons: Commentary on Galvin v Sharif & DePuy [2025] IEHC 680 1. Introduction This commentary examines...
Clear Non‑Contest Clauses and Waiver of Judicial Remedies in Cross‑Border Security Enforcement Commentary on UNIK Bond SA v Catbalogan Holdings SARL [2025] EWCA Civ 1594 1. Introduction 1.1. The core...
The Duty to Co‑Operate and to Await Timely Medical Evidence in Accelerated “Safe Country” Asylum Procedures: Commentary on EL (Georgia) v Chief International Protection Officer [2025] IEHC 690 1....
No Service Charge Recovery for Pre‑Existing Structural Defects under Right‑to‑Buy Leases Commentary on Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Various Leaseholders of Brewster...
Bhblasted v Meta: Strong Case Threshold, Contractual Primacy and Limits on Interim Relief Against Online Platforms 1. Introduction The High Court of Ireland’s decision in Bhblasted S.R.L. Societa'...
Mather v Rattan: Reasonable Diligence, Reliance and Causation in Deceit 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mather v Rattan [2025] EWCA Civ 1596 refines and consolidates several...
Rehabilitation and the “Very Compelling Circumstances” Test under s.117C(6) NIAA: Commentary on Majera v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1597 1. Introduction This...
Real and Practical Entitlement to Possession: General Application of the Rossendale Principle in Non‑Domestic Rating Commentary on Emeraldshaw Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Sheffield Magistrates'...
D (A Child) (Recusal) [2025] EWCA Civ 1570 – Recusal, Apparent Bias and the Integrity of Prior Findings 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in D (A Child) (Recusal) [2025] EWCA Civ 1570...
Global Sentencing for Multi-Victim Fraud: Guidelines Are Not Mechanistic and Harm Can Be Uplifted Where Some Victims Suffer Serious Detriment 1. Introduction R v Daim ([2025] EWCA Crim 1776)...
R v Ahmed: Admissibility of a Third Party’s Terrorism Convictions and Preparatory Conduct to Prove a Defendant’s “Knowledge or Belief” under Terrorism Act 2000 s.38B 1. Introduction R. v Ahmed [2025]...
Unduly Lenient Sentence References: Appellate Intervention Not Aimed at Marginal Differences Within the Proper Sentencing Range 1. Introduction R. v Lawrie ([2025] EWCA Crim 1732) concerned an...