Buzzard‑Quashie v Northamptonshire Police: Contempt Sanctions for Chief Constables and the Non‑Optional Nature of Court Orders 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s sanctions...
Mitchell & Anor v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber (No 2) [2025] UKSC 43: Fiduciary Liability of Post‑Liquidation “Intermeddler” Directors, Unpaid Vendor’s Liens and Equitable Compensation 1....
Braganza Duties, Lay Representation and Winding‑Up Petitions in Scots Law: Commentary on Innovate UK Loans Ltd v Wootzano Ltd [2025] CSOH 106 1. Introduction This commentary examines the opinion of...
No Common‑Law Duty to Consult or Give Reasons on Council Land Disposals, but Community Councils Have Standing: Commentary on Helensburgh Community Council for Judicial Review [2025] CSOH 105 1....
Defining “Direct Damage” for Cross‑Border Trade Secret Misuse under Rome II: Commentary on Playtech Software Ltd v Realtime SIA & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 1472 Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division),...
Non‑Fettering, Residual Immigration Discretion and the Limits of the “Highly Likely” Test: Commentary on Hippolyte v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1493 1. Introduction...
The Exceptional Threshold for Setting Aside Administration Orders and the Effect of Pensions Regulator Vesting Orders: Commentary on Incartus Ltd (In Administration) [2025] NICA 58 1. Introduction...
Immigration Bail as an Independent Suitability Bar under Appendix Skilled Worker and the Procedural Role of Paragraph 39E 1. Introduction This commentary analyses the Court of Appeal’s decision in...
Hemming v Poulton [2025] EWCA Civ 1494: Context, Repetition, and Preliminary Issues in Modern Defamation Law 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in Hemming v...
Correctness before Comity: Cross‑Jurisdictional Precedent, Article 14 Status and the Contributory Principle in Jwanczuk v Secretary of State [2025] UKSC 42 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s...
Remorse, Electronic Monitoring Credit and Undue Leniency: Commentary on HM Advocate v STP [2025] HCJAC 51 1. Introduction The decision of the Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary in HM Advocate v...
Objective State Records, Self‑Generated Tax Returns and Abuse of Rights under the Free Movement Regime: Commentary on Nisa v The Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 647 1. Introduction This commentary...
The Obligation to Adjourn for a Pre‑Sentence Report Before Refusing a Suspended Sentence in Borderline Custody Cases: Commentary on R v Jode [2025] EWCA Crim 1617 1. Introduction This commentary...
Ensuring Totality in Rape Sentencing: R v Smith [2025] EWCA Crim 1610 and Uplifts for Multiple Sexual Offences 1. Introduction The decision in Smith, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1610 is a significant Court...
R v Awan [2025] EWCA Crim 1607 — Sentencing Beyond Guideline Ranges in Prolonged Grooming Offences; ADHD and Delay Not Necessarily Mitigating 1. Introduction In Awan, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 1607),...
R v Hall: Violent Disorder—Limited Late Participation Without Prior Knowledge Is Category 2B (Not Category 2A Joint Enterprise) 1. Introduction R. v Hall ([2025] EWCA Crim 1605) concerns sentencing...
Late-Discovered Text Messages as Fresh Evidence: Leave to Amend and Referral to the Full Court in a Rape Conviction Appeal (Wight, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1788) 1. Introduction This decision of the...
Termination on Notice and the Limits of Tort Duties in Commercial Consultancy Contracts: Commentary on Tracey t/a Engineering Design and Management v Burton & Ors [2025] IEHC 689 1. Introduction This...
Private Prosecutors’ Costs, Candour and Engagement with State Authorities: Commentary on Taktouk v Benherst Finance Ltd & Anor, R (on the application of) [2025] EWCA Crim 1473 1. Introduction This...
Malik & Ors [2025] EWCA Crim 1482: Bad Character, Dangerousness and Firearms Sentencing in Large‑Scale EncroChat Conspiracies 1. Introduction The decision in R v Malik & Ors [2025] EWCA Crim 1482...