Commission and Diligence in Criminal Cases: Documents Must Be Material to a Stated Defence, Not a Speculative Challenge to Value 1) Introduction In [2026] HCJAC 23, the Appeal Court of the High Court...
Bratt v Jones: The Bracket Principle and Bolam Duty in Valuation Negligence Introduction Bratt v Jones [2025] EWCA Civ 562 is a landmark decision of the England and Wales Court of Appeal that...
Discretionary Lot Allocation Under the Light-Touch Regime: Permissible Limits and Equal Treatment in Multi-Lot Public Contracts 1. Introduction This commentary examines the judgment of the Scottish...
Ensuring Precision and Proportionality in Criminal Behaviour Orders: Al Magloub v. R [2025] EWCA Crim 640 Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in Al Magloub v. R,...
Establishing a FRAND Floor for Parallel Foreign Judgments: Optis v Apple Introduction Optis Cellular Technology LLC, Optis Wireless Technology LLC and Unwired Planet International Ltd (“Optis”)...
“The Owen Extension”: When Persistent, High-Value Theft Justifies Departure from the Sentencing Guidelines Introduction Owen, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 780) delivers a significant clarification on the...
Aggravated damages for abusive litigation conduct and no “backdoor” reopening of liability on assessment-only appeal Commentary on AB v MW [No.1] (Approved) [2025] IEHC 242, High Court of Ireland...
R v Farebrother ([2025] EWCA Crim 672): A New Emphasis on Pregnant Offenders’ Mitigation and the Threshold for Suspending Class-A Drug Sentences 1. Introduction R v Farebrother is a Court of Appeal...
Effective Notice and Right to Challenge in Enforcement of UAE Payment Orders Introduction In Papel Payment Services Provider LLC v Monitox Ltd [2025] CSOH 41, the Outer House of the Scottish Court of...
Clarifying Discretion for KOLL Exemptions under the British Nationality Act 1981: Distinguishing Test Failure from Underlying Medical Conditions Introduction In Petition of Shorshi Mohammadi for...
Emmerson & Extended Determinate Sentences: A New Benchmark for Serial Sexual Assaults and Exposure Offences 1. Introduction R v Emmerson ([2025] EWCA Crim 756) is an Attorney-General’s Reference in...
R v Mulhern: Clarifying the Threshold for “Unduly Lenient” Findings in Multi-Count Sexual Offending and the Primacy of Judicial Discretion 1. Introduction R v Mulhern ([2025] EWCA Crim 757) is a...
Extending Sentencing Guidelines to Consensual GBH: Gustavson & Ors v R Introduction Gustavson & Ors v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 493) was decided by the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Clarifying Sequential Risk Assessment in Asylum Claims: EI v Secretary of State for the Home Department Introduction EI v Secretary of State for the Home Department ([2025] EWCA Civ 556) is a...
Kirby v Hotel Kilkenny: Burden on Occupier to Prove Reasonable Cleaning Protocols in Slip-and-Fall Claims 1. Introduction This commentary examines the High Court’s decision in Kirby v Hotel Kilkenny...
“From Law to Fact”: Supreme Court Confirms that Construing a Defence Statement Is Normally a Question of Fact – A Commentary on Perry v R ([2025] UKSC 17) 1. Introduction On 30 April 2025 the United...
Exception 1 of Section 117C(4): “Very Significant Obstacles to Integration” – Adequacy of Reasons for Deportation of EU Nationals to EU States Introduction This case, Ackom v Secretary of State for...
Threshold for Fresh Evidence Appeals: Reasonable Explanation and Significance under Section 106(3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Introduction The case of Marshall v His Majesty’s...
Rational and Proportionate Revocation of Civil Legal Aid Certificates: Prendergast v Legal Aid Board Introduction Prendergast v Legal Aid Board [2025] IEHC 257 is a High Court judicial review arising...
Counsel’s Discretion and the Narrow Scope of Defective Representation Appeals in Sexual Offence Trials Introduction This commentary examines the Scottish High Court of Justiciary’s decision in...