Restraining Orders on Conviction under Sentencing Act 2020 s.360: No “Course of Conduct” Requirement, but Necessity Requires an Evidential Basis 1. Introduction Amoah, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1770) is...
People (DPP) v Mountassir: Operationalising s.40 Domestic Violence Act 2018 and Validating the Practice of Taking Offences into Consideration 1. Introduction The Supreme Court decision in People...
Mandatory Domestic-Violence Aggravation and the Limits of Taking Offences into Consideration: A Commentary on The People (DPP) v Mountassir [2025] IESC 53 1. Introduction This commentary examines the...
Clarificatory Addenda to Preliminary References and the Role of Declaratory Relief in Keeping EU Law Questions Live: Massey v An Bord Pleanála & Ors (No. 5) [2025] IEHC 709 1. Introduction This...
Manley, R. v — Sentencing: Imminent Intent to Kill as a Guideline-External Aggravating Factor Requiring Immediate Custody 1. Introduction In Manley, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1731), the England and...
Extended Sentences May Properly Exceed 30+ Years Where Serial Online Child Sexual Abuse Escalates to Attempted Murder 1. Introduction Dismore, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1775, 9 December 2025) concerns...
R v Ubido: When Section 30 Sentencing Act 2020 Requires a Pre-Sentence Report for a Potentially Suspendable Custodial Term Where Mental Health is Raised Citation: [2025] EWCA Crim 1816 Court: England...
Assault by Penetration: Significant Injury and Violence Beyond the Act Requires Category 2 Harm (Starting Point 6 Years) 1. Introduction R. v NEL ([2025] EWCA Crim 1750) is an unduly lenient sentence...
Sentencing Conspiracy Kidnap-for-Ransom: Applying Needham Seriousness Factors and Uplifting for Concurrent Blackmail (with Correct Youth Disposal) 1. Introduction Rathoor & Ors, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim...
R v YDW [2025] EWCA Crim 1818: Appellate Non‑Aggravation under s.11(3) and the Inapplicability of the Victim Surcharge to Pre‑Commencement Offending 1. Introduction This appeal concerned sentence...
Threats to Kill: Imminent Steps Toward Execution Justify Movement Beyond Guideline “Category” Gravity 1. Introduction Benson, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1772) concerns an applicant who pleaded guilty to...
Gibson v TSE Malta LP (t/a Betfair): Breach of Gambling Commission Licence Conditions Does Not Void Gambling Contracts Introduction The Court of Appeal in Gibson v TSE Malta LP (t/a Betfair) [2025]...
Ryan v Twilio Ireland Ltd [2025] IEHC 748: Equitable Limits on Solicitors’ Liens, Client Access to Files and GDPR Rights 1. Introduction The High Court’s ex tempore judgment in Ryan v Twilio Ireland...
Seising, Service and Inchoate Rights of Custody: Commentary on C.T. v K.O’S [2025] IEHC 736 1. Introduction This commentary examines the decision of the High Court of Ireland (Family Law), delivered...
Permanent Unfitness to Practise and Ex Parte Confirmation: Commentary on Medical Council v Kwan [2025] IEHC 742 1. Introduction This commentary examines the ex tempore judgment of Barniville P in...
Reasonableness of Service Charge Costs Under Long‑Term Contracts: Spender & Ors v Fit Nominee Ltd & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 1578 1. Introduction This Court of Appeal decision provides an important...
Real Risk, Not Mere Possibility: Interpreting “Could” in GEN 3.1 of Appendix FM Commentary on Secretary of State for the Home Department v Khera [2025] EWCA Civ 1571 1. Introduction This Court of...
Real Risk of Foreign Prosecution, Not Regulatory Confidentiality Alone, Justifies Withholding Disclosure: Commentary on Persons Identified in Schedule 1 to the Re‑Re‑Amended Particulars of Claim v...
OM v Secretary of State: Opportunistic Sur Place Activity, Kurdish “Hair‑Trigger” Risk and Fact‑Sensitive Risk Assessment on Return to Iran 1. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in OM v...
SM (A Ward of Court) [2025] IEHC 717: Best Interests, Dignified Death and the Role of Medical Ethics in Withdrawing Life‑Sustaining Treatment This commentary analyses the ex tempore judgment of...