The “Reasonable-Offer” Doctrine Reaffirmed: Sherlock Mongans v Clare County Council and the Consequences of Refusing Emergency Accommodation 1. Introduction Sherlock Mongans & Anor v Clare County...
Beyond Parental Dominion: Court of Appeal Re-Affirms Welfare Paramountcy and Restricts the Reach of Gillick Competence – Commentary on S, Re (Wardship: Removal to Ghana) [2025] EWCA Civ 1011 1....
Clarifying the Limits of Regulation 7: Capacity Expansions in Existing IPAS Centres and Judicial Review – Commentary on Sexton & Ors v Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and...
Rochford v. Kelly: Financial Hardship Alone Cannot Displace the Default Costs Rule in Private Tort Actions Against the State Introduction In the supplemental costs judgment of Rochford v. Kelly & Ors...
“One Trial, Not Two” – The Consolidation Principle for Set-Aside Hearings of Freezing Injunctions A Commentary on Mold Investments Ltd v Holloway ([2025] EWCA Civ 986) 1. Introduction In Mold...
Appeals in Restructuring Plans: The Return of the General Costs Rule Commentary on Kington SARL & Ors v Thames Water Utilities Holdings Ltd & Anor ([2025] EWCA Civ 1003) 1. Introduction Thames Water...
The “H Principle” – Court of Appeal Mandates Holistic-Chronological Analysis and Stricter ABE Compliance in Child Abuse Fact-Finding Introduction H (Children) (Findings of Fact) [2025] EWCA Civ 993...
Beyond Gorry: The High Court Defines the Minister’s Discretion to Refuse Revocation of a Deportation Order Despite a Post-Order Marriage 1. Introduction I & Anor v Minister for Justice ([2025] IEHC...
“Selective Summary-Judgment” Doctrine in Deceit Actions: Giwa v JNFX Ltd & Others [2025] EWCA Civ 961 Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Giwa v JNFX Ltd & Ors reshapes the boundaries of...
Executor Expenses and Income on Specific Legacies – New Guidance from Dillon v Connolly [2025] IEHC 424 1. Introduction Dillon v Connolly ([2025] IEHC 424) arises from the long-running administration...
Defining Independent Sub-Categories of Services for Partial Revocation: The Precedent Set in easyGroup Ltd v easyfundraising Ltd ([2025] EWCA Civ 1000) 1. Introduction In July 2025 the Court of...
Severability of Arbitral Awards: Confirmation of a Valid Claimant’s Award Despite Co-Claimant’s Jurisdictional Defeat – Commentary on The Czech Republic v Diag SE & Anor ([2025] EWCA Civ 998) 1....
“Staged Environmental Injunctions”: The High Court’s New Template for Delayed Waste-Site Remediation (Commentary on Cork County Council v Collins, [2025] IEHC 429) 1. Introduction In this landmark...
“Wide-Margin Proportionality” – The UKSC’s New Framework for Judicial Scrutiny of Individual Sanctions Introduction In Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs...
No Mandatory Principal Hire Contract: Supreme Court Clarifies Operator Liability under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Introduction Delta Merseyside Ltd & Anor v Uber...
“Evidential Estoppel & Late-Stage Pleadings: The New High-Water Mark in Irish Mortgage Enforcement” Commentary on Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank UC v Cody & Ors [2025] IEHC 419 1. Introduction This...
The Arkins Principle: Primacy of Statutory Appeals over Judicial Review & Cost Neutrality Where Leave Is Refused Inter Partes Introduction Arkins v Labour Court ([2025] IEHC 416) concerns a...
Supreme Court Clarifies that Non-Material Data-Breach Damages Are NOT “Personal Injuries” for PIAB Purposes Commentary on Dillon v Irish Life Assurance Plc [2025] IESC 37 1. Introduction Dillon v...
“One Decision, Two Limbs, One Moment” – The Supreme Court Confirms the Holistic-Ex-Nunc Rule for Refugee Status Determinations Introduction Decision: B.D., T.D. & M.D. v. International Protection...
“Exceptional, Not Illogical” – When a Conditional Discharge Outweighs the “Three-Strike” Minimum: Commentary on McMullen, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1112) 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision...