R v Bajwa [2025] EWCA Crim 1496: Assessing Severe Psychological Harm and “Extreme Youth” under the Child Sexual Offence Guidelines England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), 31 October...
R v Oates [2025] EWCA Crim 1507: Consecutive Sentencing, Late Plea Credit and Totality in Multi‑Victim Child Sexual Exploitation 1. Introduction R v Oates [2025] EWCA Crim 1507 is a significant...
Clarifying Culpability A and Dangerousness in Sentencing for Death by Careless Driving under the Influence of Drugs: Commentary on R v Prodger [2025] EWCA Crim 1492 1. Introduction This commentary...
Doyle v Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform [2025] IEHC 652: Primacy of Contemporaneous Medical Evidence in Proving Causation for Degenerative Spinal Conditions under the Garda Compensation...
R v Kyei [2025] EWCA Crim 1497: Social Media Posts by a Juror’s Partner and the Threshold for Jury Irregularity 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview of the case This Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)...
Failure to Apply the Impairment Guideline to Culpability Is an Error of Principle (and May Remove the Basis for an Extended Sentence) 1) Introduction R v Holland ([2025] EWCA Crim 1628) is a...
Fresh Evidence of Complainant’s Dishonesty and Unsafe Rape Convictions: A Commentary on R v Stephenson [2025] EWCA Crim 1600 1. Introduction This commentary analyses the decision of the Court of...
R v L: High Court reaffirms MN/Kemmy approach—Personal Injuries Guidelines inapplicable to child sexual abuse damages; exemplary damages affirmed and costs measured in default Case: R v L (Approved)...
Cook [2025] EWCA Crim 1476: Upward Departure from Dangerous Driving Guidelines and Two‑Thirds Disqualification Uplift in Multiple‑Fatality Cases Case: Cook, R v [2025] EWCA Crim 1476 Court: Court of...
No Implied Revocation of Stand‑Alone Temporary Permissions and Their Effect on “Undocumented” Status under the 2022 Regularisation Scheme Commentary on MSB v The Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 566...
R v Hamad [2025] EWCA Crim 1503: Escort Status of Complainant and “Borderline” Dangerousness in Extended Sentences for Sexual Offences 1. Introduction This commentary examines the decision of the...
R v BVA [2025] EWCA Crim 1359: Covert filming integral to the sexual act can vitiate consent under section 74 SOA 2003 Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), 29 October 2025 Introduction This...
Wilson v HB (SWA) Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1360: Schedules of Loss cannot expand the pleadings; in agreed no‑cost remediation cases only residual “blight” is potentially recoverable Introduction This...
From Tick‑Boxes to Evidence: Court of Appeal clarifies COBS 3.5 assessments and requires the FOS to consider contributory negligence where client misstatements enable access to high‑risk CFD...
K‑H (Children) (Care Orders: Proportionality): Proven Facts, Not Suspicions — Re‑centering Risk and Proportionality in Public Law Care Decisions Citation: [2025] EWCA Civ 1368 Court: Court of Appeal...
Only Binding Law Creates a “Special Legal Regime” for Article 13 PVD; Non‑Taxation of NHS Hospital Parking Significantly Distorts Competition Introduction In Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation...
Excess Domestic Custody Alone Is Not Oppressive: Broad-Fairness Review of Section 14 and High Threshold for Article 3 Mental-Health Objections in Extradition Case: Appeal under section 26 of the...
No Implied Anti‑Whip Rule in Article 12: Council Nomination Votes for the Presidency Are Political and Non‑Justiciable — Stack v The Attorney General & Ors [2025] IEHC 561 Court: High Court of...
Confirmation without Merits Review under s.74: High Court reaffirms Wednesbury-limited oversight, clarifies that cancellation cannot be coupled with conditions, and endorses cancellation...
Single-Class Treatment for Independent Shareholders in Cancellation-Scheme Takeovers (and Ancillary Capital Reductions) under the Companies Act 2014 Introduction In Dalata Hotel Group Public Limited...