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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
We are the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Supreme Court hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.
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- UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch (Respondent) v Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) 3 Limited and another (Appellants)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
8 December 2025
Lord Hodge,
Lord Sales,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler
Does Regulation 28(3) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/855 (the “Regulations”) prohibit a German bank from discharging payment obligations owed to Irish companies under letters of credit issued as security for agreements to lease aircraft to Russian airlines, where those lease agreements were lawful when entered into and terminated before the payment obligations fell due?
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- UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch (Respondent) v Celestial Aviation Services Limited (Appellant)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
8 December 2025
Lord Hodge,
Lord Sales,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler
Does Regulation 28(3) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/855 (the “Regulations”) prohibit a German bank from discharging payment obligations owed to Irish companies under letters of credit issued as security for agreements to lease aircraft to Russian airlines, where those lease agreements were lawful when entered into and terminated before the payment obligations fell due?
Linked cases
- Lutchmienarine Ragoonanan and 8 others (Respondents) v Vashti Ramlal and 2 others (Appellants) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
9 December 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose
Did the Court of Appeal err in overturning the High Court’s findings of fact in relation to the rights of the Appellants to various parts of the deceased’s estate?
- Dairy UK Ltd (Respondent) v Oatly AB (Appellant)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
10 December 2025
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens
Was the Court of Appeal wrong to hold that Oatly AB could not validly register POST MILK GENERATION as a trade mark as this was prohibited under Article 78(2) and Part III of Annex VII of EU Regulation 1308/2013?
- Phillip Edward Alexander (Respondent) v Andrew Gabriel (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
10 December 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards
Were the statements made by the Respondent defamatory of the Appellant and, if so, what is the appropriate award of damages?
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LATEST JUDGMENTS
24 November 2025
Mitchell and another (Joint Liquidators of MBI International & Partners Inc (In Liquidation)) (Appellants) v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber (Respondent) No 2- Mitchell and another (Joint Liquidators of MBI International & Partners Inc (In Liquidation)) (Respondents) v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber (Appellant)
20 November 2025
R (on the application of Jwanczuk) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Appellant)19 November 2025
In the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review (Appellant)- Simkova (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondent)