Distinguishing Roles in Aggregate Sentencing: Adjustments for Proportionality in Dual Shooting Offences Introduction The case of Lawrence, R. v ([2025] EWCA Crim 181) addresses the complex issue of...
Balancing False Allegations and Litigation Costs in Children Act Proceedings: A New Approach Introduction The judgment in E (Children: Costs) [2025] EWCA Civ 183 from the England and Wales Court of...
Strict Adherence to Appeal Deadlines under the 2004 Act: The Absolute 21-Day Rule in Olaszewski v RTB Introduction The case of Olaszewski v The Residential Tenancies Board (Approved) [2025] IEHC 113...
Clarifying Appeal Rights: Distinguishing Revised Decisions from Decisions Not to Revise under Section 327 Introduction The judgment in McE v Chief Appeals Officer & Ors ([2025] IEHC 114) represents a...
Raza v Minister for Justice: Employment Permits Must Be Expressly Considered; Fairness and Reason-Giving Reinforced in Long‑Stay Work Visa Refusals Introduction In Raza v Minister for Justice ([2025]...
Flexible Sentencing Range and Totality Principle in Kidnapping with GBH – King v Potts [2025] NICA 22 Introduction King v Adam Potts ([2025] NICA 22) is a landmark decision of the Court of Appeal in...
Curtis v R (EWCA Crim 276): Thresholds for Leave to Appeal and Fresh Evidence Introduction In Curtis v R ([2025] EWCA Crim 276), the England & Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reaffirmed the...
Nasr v Minister for Justice: No New Grounds on Review and Disclosure of Third‑Party Allegations — Fair Procedure Requires a “Sufficiently Solid Factual Basis” in EU Free‑Movement...
Clarifying the Tribunal’s Duty to Identify Claims Not Clearly Pleaded 1. Introduction The case of Moustache v Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ([2025] EWCA Civ 185) revolves...
Vehicle Occupants, Suspicion-less Searches and the Force of Codes: A Commentary on Reynolds, Application for Judicial Review ([2025] NICA 28) Introduction The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland...
“Beyond the Tent”: The Court of Appeal Confirms a Broad Evidential Canvas for Child-Cruelty Charges and Re-states the Wide Discretion to Take Partial Verdicts Commentary on Marten & Anor v Rex...
R v To [2025] EWCA Crim 275: Industrial-Scale Spice Conspiracies and the Totality Principle in Sentencing Introduction This appeal arises from the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal...
A Case-Specific Evidential Nexus Is Required Before Third-Party DNA or Sexual History Can Be Used in a Sexual-Offence Trial Case: Rex v Basith [2025] EWCA Crim 1891 Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal...
Reaffirming the “Fresh Decision” Requirement in Pharmacy Service Reconsiderations Introduction In Petition of Abbey Chemists LTD for Judicial Review (Court of Session) ([2025] CSOH 21), the Scottish...
Zgonec-Rozej & Ors v Pereira: Clarification of the Primacy of the “But For” Test in Negligence Introduction This case, Zgonec-Rozej & Ors v Pereira ([2025] EWCA Civ 171), arose from the tragic death...
Clarifying the Retroactive Effect of British Citizenship Deprivation Orders 1. Introduction This landmark ruling in N3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 6 addresses critical...
Supreme Court Clarifies the Adverse Possession “Boundary Condition” Under the Land Registration Act 2002 1. Introduction In Brown v Ridley & Anor (Rev1) ([2025] UKSC 7), the Supreme Court of the...
Reinforcing Judicial Discretion: Managing Jury Conduct and Defendant Behavior in Sensitive Sexual Offence Trials Introduction This commentary provides a detailed examination of McMahon, R. v ([2025]...
Unequivocal Indication Requirement for Maximum Guilty Plea Credit under the Sentencing Council’s Reduction Guideline Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in R v Kabir ([2025] EWCA Crim 411)...
Trimble & Anor v Cassidy & Anor ([2025] NICA 31) – Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland “Statutory Protection under s.21 Conveyancing Act 1881 Requires the Power of Sale to Have Arisen” 1....