Rebalancing Sentencing in Domestic Abuse Cases: Elevating the Totality Principle in Controlling and Coercive Behaviour Introduction The Judgment in Nesfield, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 233) presents a...
Clarifying Tenant Service Charge Obligations: Exclusion of Roof Repairs in Lease Agreements Introduction The case of Plymouth Community Homes Ltd v Crisplane Ltd ([2025] EWCA Civ 346) addresses a...
Conforming Interpretation of Domestic Tax Legislation: Aligning DTR and EU Law in Revenue & Customs v Taxpayers Introduction The Judgment in Revenue and Customs v The Applicants in the Post...
Castellucci v Gender Recognition Panel: Reaffirming the Binary Framework in Foreign-Acquired Gender Recognition Introduction The case of Castellucci, R (On the Application Of) v Gender Recognition...
Boyd v Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland: Article 158A Allows “Variation by Addition” of the Sentencing Package, But Only Where Reopening is Prompt and in the Interests of Justice 1....
Establishing Judicial Accountability: Correcting Sentence Leniency in Robbery Cases Introduction This commentary reviews the judgment of Mohamed, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 235) delivered by the England...
New Precedent on Statutory Maximum Limits in Extended Sentencing for Child Sexual Offences Introduction The judgment in BVQ, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 270), delivered by the England and Wales Court of...
New Sentencing Paradigm: Integrating Culpable Delay as a Distinct Mitigating Factor in Affray Offences Introduction The case of McGinley, R. v ([2025] NICA 11) before the Court of Appeal in Northern...
Establishing a New Sentencing Paradigm for Non-Fatal Strangulation and Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland Introduction The case of Haughey, R. v ([2025] NICA 10) marks a significant development in...
Establishing Temporal Limits on Corroborative Evidence of Distress in Sexual Offence Cases Introduction The Judgment in the case of Appeal against Conviction by Peter McGuiness against HMA ([2025]...
Express Assumption of Liabilities in Business Conversions: A Landmark Clarification on Novation under Scots Law Introduction The case of Andrew Marr International Limited against Mackinnons...
Risk Mitigation and Proportionality in Child Placement Orders: A New Standard under CA 1989 Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in M (Care Order: Risk: Family...
Separate Insured Limits in Composite Policies and the Concurrency of Causation in Furlough Benefit Assessments Introduction In Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE & Ors v Bath Racecourse Company Ltd &...
Managing Late Amendment Applications and Joinder of New Defendants in Complex Defamation Litigation Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal decision in Clarke v Guardian News &...
Effective Exercise of Break Clauses in Commercial Leases: The Landlord’s Duty to Cooperate Introduction This commentary offers an in-depth analysis of a comprehensive judgment concerning the exercise...
Establishing the Grave Risk Defence in International Child Abduction: Balancing Domestic Violence, Rape Allegations, and the Best Interests of the Child 1. Introduction The Judgment in M.C.A. v...
Establishing the Threshold of “Particular Vulnerability” in Sexual Assault Sentencing Introduction The judgment in Boltaev, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 207) represents a significant development in the...
Judicial Discretion at the Cusp of Manslaughter Culpability: Establishing the Boundary Between Category B and Category C Introduction The case of Tudor, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 225) presents a...
Judicial Restraint After a Remedial Order: No “Levelling Up” Beyond Parliament’s Chosen Retrospective Date for Bereavement Benefits 1. Introduction AD & Anor v Department for Communities [2025] NICA...
Extradition under TCAWs: Establishing a New Standard of Good Faith in UK Surrender Cases Introduction The Judgment in Minister for Justice v Curtin (Approved) ([2025] IEHC 145) delivered by Mr....