Inherent Jurisdiction for Post-Brexit Recognition of Northern Ireland Administration Proceedings Introduction This commentary examines the High Court of Ireland’s decision in Re: Mercer Agencies Ltd...
Secondary Party to Knife Murder: 25-Year Schedule 21 Starting Point Where Party to Taking the Knife to the Scene 1. Introduction R. v Houghton ([2025] EWCA Crim 973) is a renewed application in the...
Clarifying “Investor” Control in BIT Arbitration: De Jure Ownership Requirement and Timeliness of Jurisdictional Objections Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in The...
Ensuring Precision in Domestic Abuse Fact-Finding and Schedule B Recording Introduction Z (A Child), Re [2025] EWCA Civ 594 is a landmark Court of Appeal decision addressing both the scope of...
“Warming Oneself by the Fire of Fraud”: Bilta (UK) Ltd v Tradition Financial Services Ltd and the Extended Reach of Section 213 Insolvency Act 1986 1. Introduction Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors v Tradition...
Evidence-Based Domestic Violence Safety Orders & Proportional Ancillary Relief in Short-Term Marriages 1. Introduction The High Court decision in E v N (Approved) [2025] IEHC 323 addresses two core...
Admitting Fresh Evidence on Circuit Court Appeals and Limits on Strike-Out Motions: Doyle v Leahy [2025] IEHC 266 Introduction In Doyle v Leahy (Approved) [2025] IEHC 266, Michael Doyle (“the...
Clarifying Agent Liability under Section 109 of the Equality Act 2010: Common Law Agency and Post-Employment Indirect Age Discrimination Introduction This landmark decision in Fasano v Reckitt...
“When is Means When”: The High Court Limits the Summary Strike-Off Power under s.84 of the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 — Comment on Veterinary Council of Ireland v Ciobanu [2025] IEHC 350 1....
Inherent Jurisdiction to Authorize Interim Detention and Care Orders for Adults Lacking Capacity: Necessity, Proportionality, and Periodic Review Introduction Health Service Executive v A ([2025]...
Adverse Possession Unaffected by Section 33 Trusts: Interpretation of Paragraph 12, Schedule 6, LRA 2002 Introduction This appeal arises from Nazir & Anor v Begum ([2025] EWCA Civ 587), decided by...
Rethinking “Public Rights” under Section 78 PCSC Act 2022: The Court of Appeal’s Five-Point Framework in AFY & Ors ([2025] EWCA Crim 769) 1. Introduction AFY & Ors, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 769) marks...
Merit-Based Access to Ex Gratia Legal Aid in Re-Litigation: Rogers v DPP & Ors [No. 3] [2025] IEHC 258 Introduction This commentary examines the High Court’s decision in Rogers v Director of Public...
Executive Discretion and “Good Reason” in Security Policy: R (The Duke of Sussex) v SSHD Introduction R (The Duke of Sussex) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ([2025] EWCA Civ 548) is a...
Clarifying Cross-Examination Obligations in Inquisitorial International Protection Appeals Introduction K.J. (a Georgian national) sought refugee or subsidiary protection in Ireland on the basis...
The “Sheer Blueness” Doctrine – High Court Refines Passing-Off, Survey-Evidence and Balance-of-Convenience Tests in Interlocutory Injunctions 1. Introduction In Yoplait Ireland Ltd v Nutricia Ireland...
Onus and Evidence for Deserting Trial & Fitness for Trial: Mullen v HMA [2025] HCJAC 22 Introduction This appeal arises from convictions of Richard Mullen for having offensive weapons in Perth Prison...
Mechanism-Based Test for “Dividends of a Capital Nature” under s.402(4) ITTOIA Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in Beard v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue...
Limits of Delegated “Henry VIII” Powers in Defining “Serious Disruption” Introduction In National Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ([2025] EWCA Civ...
R v Alsaadoun ([2025] EWCA Crim 800): “Showing-Off” Motive Held to be a Distinct Aggravating Factor in Category A Death-by-Dangerous-Driving Sentencing 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal (Criminal...