periodic-inspection Case Commentaries

TT v RR [2025] IEHC 545: Authentic Child’s Voice, Domestic-Relocation Balancing, and the Primacy of Stability over Automatic Review

Date: Aug 6, 2025

TT v RR [2025] IEHC 545: Authentic Child’s Voice, Domestic-Relocation Balancing, and the Primacy of Stability over Automatic Review Court: High Court of Ireland (Circuit Appeal) | Judgment of Ms...

Independent Disciplinary Expulsion Moots Status-Based Claims to Reception Accommodation: High Court Clarifies Mootness in International Protection Housing Disputes

Date: Aug 6, 2025

Independent Disciplinary Expulsion Moots Status-Based Claims to Reception Accommodation: High Court Clarifies Mootness in International Protection Housing Disputes Introduction In Dashevsky v...

“Complementary not Conflict” – High Court Upholds Coimisiún na Meán’s Content-Restriction Code and Clarifies the Interaction between the Digital Services Act and AVMSD

Date: Aug 5, 2025

“Complementary not Conflict” – High Court Upholds Coimisiún na Meán’s Content-Restriction Code and Clarifies the Interaction between the Digital Services Act and AVMSD 1. Introduction In X Internet...

“Beyond the Seal” – Ratinskis v. DPP [2025] IEHC 428 and the New Requirement to Prove Chain of Custody in Intoxicated-Driving Prosecutions

Date: Aug 5, 2025

“Beyond the Seal” – Ratinskis v. DPP [2025] IEHC 428 and the New Requirement to Prove Chain of Custody in Intoxicated-Driving Prosecutions 1. Introduction Andejs Ratinskis sought judicial review of a...

Kirwan v O’Leary – The High Court Re-defines the “Low but Real” Prima-Facie Threshold for SDT Inquiries and the Duty Not to Misrepresent Legal Executives

Date: Aug 5, 2025

Kirwan v O’Leary – The High Court Re-defines the “Low but Real” Prima-Facie Threshold for SDT Inquiries and the Duty Not to Misrepresent Legal Executives Introduction Kirwan v O’Leary & Ors ([2025]...

Judge v. HSE – “No Counsel of Perfection”: High Court Re-affirms the Strict Duty to Serve Third-Party Notices “As Soon As Reasonably Possible”

Date: Aug 5, 2025

“No Counsel of Perfection”: High Court Re-affirms the Strict Duty to Serve Third-Party Notices “As Soon As Reasonably Possible” – Comment on Judge v Health Service Executive ([2025] IEHC 438) 1....

Egan v Pepper Finance: High Court Re-affirms the Bar on Judicial Review of Superior Court Decisions Exercised in Appellate Jurisdiction

Date: Aug 5, 2025

Egan v Pepper Finance: High Court Re-affirms the Bar on Judicial Review of Superior Court Decisions Exercised in Appellate Jurisdiction 1. Introduction Egan v Pepper Finance Corporation [Ireland] DAC...

“Exceptional Circumstances” Re-Defined: Caraglass v Minister for Education and the Limits of Corporate Self-Representation

Date: Aug 5, 2025

“Exceptional Circumstances” Re-Defined: Caraglass Ltd t/a Zeeko v Minister for Education — High Court Clarifies Corporate Self-Representation and Procurement Time-Bar 1. Introduction Caraglass Ltd...

Cahill v. Residential Tenancies Board – Re-affirming the “Entirely Successful” Rule on Costs and the Threshold for Remote-Hearing Complaints

Date: Aug 5, 2025

Cahill v. Residential Tenancies Board – Re-affirming the “Entirely Successful” Rule on Costs and the Threshold for Remote-Hearing Complaints 1. Introduction In Cahill v. Residential Tenancies Board...

“Severe Mental-Health Risk Trumps Open Justice” – A Commentary on SA v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1065

Date: Aug 5, 2025

“Severe Mental-Health Risk Trumps Open Justice” – A Commentary on SA v Secretary of State for the Home Department ([2025] EWCA Civ 1065) Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division) – England & Wales...

S (Children): The Court of Appeal’s Directive to Identify Transnational Marriage Abandonment as Domestic Abuse

Date: Aug 4, 2025

S (Children): The Court of Appeal’s Directive to Identify Transnational Marriage Abandonment as Domestic Abuse 1. Introduction The decision in S (Children: Transnational Marriage Abandonment) ([2025]...

“The Burden-Shift & Holistic-Evidence Rule” in Domicile: A Commentary on Ramana v Kist-Ramana [2025] EWCA Civ 1022

Date: Aug 4, 2025

“The Burden-Shift & Holistic-Evidence Rule” in Domicile: A Commentary on Ramana v Kist-Ramana [2025] EWCA Civ 1022 Introduction In Ramana v Kist-Ramana the Court of Appeal revisited one of the most...

“Individualised Disclosure” Re-defined: The Court of Appeal’s Clarification on List-Based Prior Art in Modernatx Inc v Pfizer Ltd & Ors

Date: Aug 4, 2025

“Individualised Disclosure” Re-defined: The Court of Appeal’s Clarification on List-Based Prior Art in Modernatx Inc v Pfizer Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1032 1. Introduction The mRNA-vaccine wars...

Le Patourel II – Evidential Burden and Appellate Restraint in UK Excessive-Pricing Litigation

Date: Aug 4, 2025

Le Patourel v BT Group PLC (No 2): The Court of Appeal clarifies the evidential burden in excessive-pricing cases and the limits of appellate intervention 1. Introduction This commentary examines the...

Hedges v R: Clarifying the Admissibility Threshold for Forensic Bite-Mark Evidence

Date: Aug 4, 2025

Hedges v R – Clarifying the Admissibility Threshold for Forensic Bite-Mark Evidence 1. Introduction In Hedges, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1051) the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), presided over by...

Eronat v CNPC: The “Rendered-Date” Rule and the Enforceability of Contractual Exclusions of Time-Extension Powers under the Arbitration Act 1996

Date: Aug 4, 2025

Eronat v CNPC: The “Rendered-Date” Rule and the Enforceability of Contractual Exclusions of Time-Extension Powers under the Arbitration Act 1996 1. Introduction Eronat v CNPC International (Chad) Ltd...

“No Automatic Equality Rights for Pre-Settled Status Holders” – Commentary on Fertre v Vale of White Horse DC

Date: Aug 4, 2025

“No Automatic Equality Rights for Pre-Settled Status Holders” A Detailed Commentary on Fertre v Vale of White Horse District Council ([2025] EWCA Civ 1057) 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal (Civil...

A Clear Divide – UKSC Restricts the Tort of Bribery to Fiduciary Relationships and Rejects Implied Dealer Loyalty in Motor-Finance Transactions

Date: Aug 4, 2025

A Clear Divide – UK Supreme Court Restricts the Tort of Bribery to Fiduciary Relationships and Rejects Implied Dealer Loyalty in Motor-Finance Transactions Introduction The decision in Hopcraft and...

Beyond the DBS: When Sentencers May Extend Employment Prohibitions through SHPOs – A Commentary on Thorpe v R [2025] EWCA Crim 1007

Date: Aug 2, 2025

Beyond the DBS: When Sentencers May Extend Employment Prohibitions through SHPOs – A Commentary on Thorpe v R [2025] EWCA Crim 1007 Introduction Thorpe v R concerns the scope of a Sexual Harm...

Fraudulent Non-Disclosure as a Vitiating Factor in Prenuptial Agreements – Helliwell v Entwistle [2025] EWCA Civ 1055

Date: Aug 2, 2025

Fraudulent Non-Disclosure as a Vitiating Factor in Prenuptial Agreements – Helliwell v Entwistle ([2025] EWCA Civ 1055) 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Helliwell v Entwistle...