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- R (Respondent) v Perry (Appellant)
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
30 April 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt
The issues in this appeal can be grouped into three questions: (1)As certified by the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland, is the interpretation of a defence statement provided under Part 1 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 a question of law for the trial judge? (2)Was the search of the appellant’s property lawful and if not what are the consequences of that unlawfulness? (3)Does the application to the appellant of the sentencing regime provided for by article 15A of the Terorism Act 2002 breach Article 7 of the European Convention of Human Rights?
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- R (Respondent) v Perry (Appellant) No 2
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
30 April 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt
The issues in this appeal can be grouped into three questions: (1) As certified by the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland, is the interpretation of a defence statement provided under Part 1 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 a question of law for the trial judge? (2) Was the search of the appellant’s property lawful and if not what are the consequences of that unlawfulness? (3) Does the application to the appellant of the sentencing regime provided for by article 15A of the Terorism Act 2002 breach Article 7 of the European Convention of Human Rights?
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- Standish (Appellant) v Standish (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
30 April 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler
When does non-matrimonial property become matrimonial property in the context of financial remedy proceedings, and how should the sharing principle be applied to such property?
- Cayman Shores Development Ltd and another (Respondents) v The Proprietors, Strata Plan No.79 (known as Lion's Court) and others (Appellants) (Cayman Islands)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
30 April 2025
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Richards
Are rights to play golf, tennis and to enjoy facilities on certain land in Grand Cayman and associated restrictive agreements binding upon the current owners of that land?
- Garet O Finlayson and another (Appellants) v Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Respondent) (Bahamas)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
6 May 2025
Lord Sales,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose
Did the courts below err in finding that the respondent had not breached its duty to take reasonable care to sell a secured asset for the best price reasonably obtainable, in order to settle a debt owed by the appellants to the respondent?
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