Inherent Jurisdiction Reaffirmed: Detention and Treatment of Adults Lacking Capacity Introduction The case of Health Service Executive v N.D [APUM] ([2025] IEHC 86) is a significant judicial decision...
The R.M. v Conneely Precedent: Clarifying Judicial Impartiality and the Boundaries of Bias in Leave Applications Introduction In the judgment R.M. v Conneely (Approved) ([2025] IEHC 92), delivered by...
Exercising Absolute Privilege and Limiting Declaratory Relief: Guidance from Finucane v Clerk of The District Court Introduction In the judgment of Finucane v Clerk of The District Court (Approved)...
The Imperative of Totality and Consideration of Prior Sentences in Subsequent Criminal Sentencing Introduction R v GMB (2025] EWCA Crim 414) is an appeal against sentence heard by the England and...
Article 6 “Reasonable Time” Breach in Scotland: Discontinuance Only Where a Fair Trial Is No Longer Possible (or Other Compelling Reason) 1. Introduction In Crown Appeal under section 74(1) of the...
Clarifying Extended Sentence Allocation in Sexual Offence Cases Introduction The Judgment in FPK, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 237) represents a significant decision by the England and Wales Court of...
Establishing the "Substantial Grounds" Threshold in Judicial Review of Planning Decisions Introduction The judgment in Reddan v An Bord Pleanala (Approved) [2025] IEHC 172 represents a significant...
R v Paske [2025] EWCA Crim 180: Encrypted Communications as an Aggravating Factor and the Limits of Guilty Plea Credit in EncroChat Conspiracies Court: England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
New Precedent: Appointing an Independent DMR to Protect Vulnerable Adults in Complex Family Disputes Introduction The judgment in In the Matter of A, [A Ward of Court] ([2025] IEHC 112) represents a...
R v Davies [2025] EWCA Crim 179: Sentencing “Offers to Supply” with No Intention to Fulfil — A Real-Harm Approach under s60 Sentencing Act 2020 Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) — Lord...
Scaling Beyond the Guidelines: Court of Appeal Clarifies Uplifts for Mega-Scale Drug Conspiracies Commentary on Blower & Ors, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 747 Introduction The decision of the Court of...
Issue Estoppel and State Immunity: Recognizing Foreign Decisions under the State Immunity Act 1978 Introduction This commentary addresses the Court of Appeal’s decision in Hulley Enterprises Ltd &...
Hughes v HM Revenue & Customs & Anor (2025): Clarifying “Reasonable and Probable Cause” and Limits on Public Office Misfeasance 1. Introduction The Judgment in Hughes v HM Revenue & Customs & Anor...
Consent Orders in Family Law Proceedings: Clarification of the Limits on Appeals 1. Introduction The judgment in R v C (Appeal of Consent Order) ([2025] IEHC 76) addresses the circumstances in which...
A New Legal Framework for Judicial Review Factual Disputes: Irish Skydiving Club CLG & Anor v Irish Aviation Authority DAC 1. Introduction In the judgment of Irish Skydiving Club CLG & Anor v Irish...
“Proportionality and ‘Separability’ in Dismissals for Manifesting Religious or Philosophical Beliefs”: A Commentary on Higgs v Farmor's School ([2025] EWCA Civ 109) 1. Introduction This commentary...
Substitution of Plaintiffs in Dormant Proceedings: Everyday Finance DAC v O'Shea [2025] IEHC 75 1. Introduction The High Court Judgment in Everyday Finance DAC v O'Shea ([2025] IEHC 75) addresses the...
Introduction The case of Royal Bank of Canada v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs ([2025] UKSC 2) involves a detailed analysis of Article 6(2) of the UK–Canada Double Taxation...
Clarifying the Territorial Scope of “Conduct” under Section 137 of the Extradition Act 2003 Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America ([2025]...
Establishing the Boundaries of Objective Bias: Commentary on Kelly v University College Dublin ([2025] IESC 6) Introduction Kelly v University College Dublin (Approved) ([2025] IESC 6) is a landmark...