Robinson v R – A New Emphasis on Corroborated Excuses and Material Relevance in Late Criminal Appeals Introduction In Robinson, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 689) the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) was...
Limitation Extensions in Defamation: Exceptional Jurisdiction Clarified in Logan v Wilson ([2025] IEHC 284) Introduction The High Court of Ireland’s decision in Logan v Wilson & Anor ([2025] IEHC...
Mulligan v Commissioner of An Garda Síochána: Duty to Provide Adequate Reasons and Ensure Fair, Expeditious Suspension and Disciplinary Review under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 Introduction Mulligan...
The “James Departure”: Judicial Scope to Exceed Guideline Ranges in Serial Assault-by-Penetration Cases Introduction James, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 808) is a Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
DF v CK: Part III of the Family Law Act 1995 Confirmed as an Enforcement Mechanism for Unpaid Foreign Divorce Awards Introduction DF v CK ([2025] IEHC 343) is a landmark decision of the High Court of...
Guidance on Fresh Evidence Admission and Category A2 Sentencing: Zhang v R [2025] EWCA Crim 639 Introduction In Zhang, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 639), the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) addressed...
Scope of Arbitration Agreements in Corporate Winding-Up Proceedings and Costs of Moot Applications Introduction SK Fishing Limited v Companies Act (Approved) [2025] IEHC 235 is a High Court decision...
Ross Clarifies Category-1 Harm for Inchoate Firearm Conspiracies Connected to Large-Scale Drug Enterprises Introduction Ross, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 691) is a decision of the Court of Appeal...
Lis Pendens Vacatur Upon Determination: Interpreting Section 123(a)(i) in Martin v O’Keeffe Introduction The High Court judgment in Martin v O’Keeffe & Anor ([2025] IEHC 272) addresses the...
The BXQ Framework: Clarifying Joint-Enterprise Liability for Continuing Assaults After Initial Grievous Injury 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) decision in R v BXQ ([2025] EWCA...
Flexible Joinder of Corporate Directors Under Order 15: Establishing Personal Liability in Duffy v MSCL Ltd Introduction This commentary examines the High Court of Ireland’s decision in Duffy v MSCL...
The Continuity of IPEC Cost Caps and Security for Costs on Appeal: Establishing Commensurate Limits to Facilitate SME Access to Justice Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s...
“Pending but Not Yet Law” – The High Court Charts the Limits of Judicial Reliance on Draft Personal Injury Guidelines 1. Introduction Case: Somers v Commissioner of An Garda Síochána & Ors [2025]...
Delay in Youth Sexual Offence Prosecutions: When CPS Process Failings Do (and Do Not) Amount to Second-Limb Abuse 1. Introduction Okoroji v Crown Prosecution Service [2025] EWCA Crim 1869 concerned a...
Privity of Interest and Abuse of Process: Harrington v SRF Ltd & Ors Introduction Harrington v SRF Ltd & Ors [2025] IEHC 252 concerned John Harrington’s attempt to vacate or nullify a default...
Coroner’s Duty to Review Witness Anonymity Before Inquest Closure and the Scope of Functus Officio Introduction This appeal arises from William Thompson’s application for judicial review challenging...
Clarifying “Person” in the Courts (No.3) Act: Authorising Unincorporated Solicitor Firms to Apply for District Court Summonses Introduction This commentary examines the landmark Supreme Court...
“Extreme Youth Equals Category 1 Harm” – Edun v R and the Re-Calibration of Sentencing for Inchoate Child-Sex Offences Introduction Edun, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 735) is a seminal Court of Appeal...
Environmental Purpose Requirement for National Law under Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention 1. Introduction This commentary examines the England & Wales Court of Appeal’s decision in HM Treasury &...
Requirement for Detailed Reasoning in Credibility Assessments Under the Lower Standard of Proof in Asylum Claims Introduction QY (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ...