“No Ejection Necessary” – The Court of Session Clarifies Local Authorities’ Immediate Duty to Accommodate Children under s 25(1)(c) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 1. Introduction The Outer House...
Keep Chiswell Green v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Ors ([2025] EWCA Civ 958) Commentary: “No Automatic Procedural Bar, but a High Hurdle for Late-Arising...
Regents v Accord: The Court of Appeal Re-frames “Context” and Hindsight in Obviousness Analyses for Pharmaceutical Patents 1. Introduction In Accord Healthcare Ltd & Ors v Regents of the University...
Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd – The Supreme Court Broadens Equitable Compensation for Dishonest Assistance 1. Introduction Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd & Anor ([2025] UKSC 28) is a...
“Opinion-Not-Construction” Rule for Benchmark-Fraud Cases A Comprehensive Commentary on Hayes & Palombo ([2025] UKSC 29) 1. Introduction The joined appeals of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo provided the...
“One Balance to Rule Them All” – The Supreme Court Authorises Aggregated Public-Interest Balancing under FOIA 2000 Introduction Department for Business and Trade v The Information Commissioner [2025]...
Beyond the Personal Injuries Guidelines: Kemmy v. Murray & Anor – Establishing an Autonomous Common-Law Framework for Damages in Child Sexual Abuse Claims 1. Introduction In July 2025 the Irish High...
The Foy Principle: Transparency in Redemption Accounting and Familial Attachment as Decisive Factors in Receiver Injunctions 1. Introduction Foy v O'Connor & BCM Global ASI Ltd ([2025] IEHC 422) is a...
“Ex Motu Mootness” – The High Court’s Inherent Power to Terminate Proceedings Lacking a Live Controversy Commentary on Croghan & Ors v Collins & Ors (Approved) ([2025] IEHC 413) 1. Introduction...
No Automatic Rent Cesser for COVID-19 Closures in Commercial Leases Commentary on BVK Elektra 2 Liffey Phase 1 ICAV v Elite Gastrobars Ltd & Bunker Estates Ltd (High Court, O’Donnell J., 23 July...
Peer-Induced Admissions and the Limits of the Mushtaq Safeguard: Detailed Commentary on Debonsu, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 959) 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Debonsu sharply defines...
R v Bunce [2025] EWCA Crim 1157: Campaign‑of‑Abuse Sentencing—Elevation to Category 1 Harm and High Culpability, and Endorsement of a Single Global Sentence Under the Totality Guideline Court:...
“Mind the Guidelines”: Ventaway Ltd v An Coimisiún Pleanála – High Court Clarifies Duty to Give Express Reasons When Departing from an Inspector on SPPR-Based Issues 1. Introduction The decision of...
“No-Prejudice, Proportionality” Test for Extending Time-Limits in International Protection Judicial Reviews Commentary on P. (Zimbabwe) v. International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors [2025] IEHC...
The “Five-Year Inactivity / Pressing-Exigency” Test: High Court Applies Kirwan v. Connors to Strike-Out in Nowak v. Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland 1. Introduction Peter Nowak’s...
Re-affirming the “Exceptional Public Importance” Threshold for Leave-to-Appeal in Protection Cases: Commentary on M.M.S. v. The International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Minister for Justice [2025]...
The “Mc Gowan Principles” Particularity, Consistency and Developer-Control in Irish Planning Judicial Review 1. Introduction Mc Gowan & Anor v An Coimisiún Pleanála ([2025] IEHC 405) is a significant...
“Harmless-Error & Workability” Doctrine in Climate–Related Planning Litigation Friends of Killymooney Lough v An Coimisiún Pleanála & Ors [2025] IEHC 407 1. Introduction This High Court decision,...
Cahill v Residential Tenancies Board (IEHC, 2025): The High Court Re-affirms the Absolute and Non-Extendable 21-Day Limit for Section 123 Appeals 1. Introduction In Cahill v Residential Tenancies...
Hegarty v. The Commissioner of An Garda Síochána – The “Distinct-Purpose” Rule and the Reach of s.14(2) Dismissals Introduction The Supreme Court of Ireland has delivered a deeply significant...