Impact of the Withdrawal Agreement on EU Trade Mark Jurisdiction: SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd & Ors [2024] UKSC 36 Introduction The case of SkyKick UK Ltd & Anor v Sky Ltd & Ors ([2024] UKSC 36)...
Supreme Court Sets Precedent on Rectifying Collective Agreements Incorporated into Employment Contracts Introduction The case of National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers & Anor v Tyne...
Supreme Court Establishes Time Bar for Post-Discharge Misdelivery Claims under Hague Visby Rules Introduction In the landmark case of Fimbank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd ([2024] UKSC 38), the United...
Enforcing the Balance of Justice: Dismissal for Inordinate and Inexcusable Delay in Professional Negligence Claims - McAndrew v Bourke [2024] IEHC 651 Introduction The High Court of Ireland, in the...
Whole Life Orders and the Irrelevance of Guilty Plea Reductions in Exceptionally Heinous Offences Introduction The case of Osborne v R. ([2024] EWCA Crim 1720) represents a landmark judgment by the...
Pearce & The Practical Limits of Duress: Clarifying When “Driving Off” is NOT the Only Choice Introduction Pearce, R. v ([2024] EWCA Crim 1557) arrives from the England and Wales Court of Appeal...
Enhanced Procedural Fairness in Discharge of Probationary Constables: Insights from the Petition of XY [2024] CSOH 102 Introduction The case, Petition of XY for Judicial Review ([2024] CSOH 102),...
Protection of Visual Amenity in Strategic Housing Developments Introduction The case of Leech & Anor v An Bord Pleanála & Ors ([2024] IEHC 599) presents a pivotal moment in Irish planning law,...
Strengthening Child Welfare in Immigration Decisions: CD v Secretary of State for Home Department [2024] CSOH 101 Introduction The case CD v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] CSOH...
Access to Fresh Evidence on Appeal in Welfare Proceedings: The Precedent Set in T (2024) EWCA Civ 1384 Introduction The case of T (Fresh Evidence on Appeal) ([2024] EWCA Civ 1384) before the England...
Permissive Interpretation of Social Welfare Regulations: Insights from B.M and J.M v Chief Appeals Officer et al. [2024] IESC 51 Introduction The Supreme Court of Ireland, in the case of B.M and J.M...
Stratification of Residency Permits in High Court Ruling: EL v Minister for Justice [2024] IEHC 647 Introduction In the case of EL v Minister for Justice (Approved) ([2024] IEHC 647), the High Court...
McAteer v Magee: The Court of Appeal Re-Affirms the Davis Principles and Sets a “Highly-Exceptional” Threshold for Injunctions that Stifle Parallel Litigation 1. Introduction McAteer v Magee & Ors...
Extending the Re B Doctrine: Adoption as a Proportionate Measure for Near-Adult Foster Children Without Special Needs 1. Introduction Child and Family Agency & H.L.M. v Adoption Authority of Ireland...
Akbars Restaurant (Middlesbrough) Ltd v The Secretary of State for the Home Department: Clarifying Penalty Notice Requirements under the Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 Introduction The...
Limits of Section 75 LRA 1925 and the General Boundaries Rule in Adverse Possession: Clapham & Ors v Narga [2024] EWCA Civ 1388 Introduction The case of Clapham & Ors v Narga ([2024] EWCA Civ 1388)...
Supreme Court Upholds Ministerial Authority and Non-Judicial Review in Mandatory Hotel Quarantine Regime Introduction In the landmark cases of Mulreany v Director of Public Prosecutions & ors and...
Defining the Scope of Post-Dissolution Actions under Section 38 PA 1890: Insights from Flohr v Frontiers Capital I Ltd Partnership Introduction Flohr v Frontiers Capital I Ltd Partnership ([2024]...
Prior Sexual Complaint as a “Missed Opportunity” Point: s.41 Not Engaged, and Combined Disclosure Failures Can Render Rape Convictions Unsafe 1) Introduction In R v Ahmed (Nazir) [2024] EWCA Crim...
Slater and Gordon UK LTD v Darknell-King: Establishing Tripartite Contractual Relationships and Refining Professional Negligence Standards Introduction The case of Hayley Darknell-King against Slater...