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UKSC/2009/0020
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Judgment given[2009] UKSC 12Case summary:Whether a challenge to a refusal to allow a former member of the intelligence services to publish a book describing his service must be brought before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, pursuant to section 65(2)(a) Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2025/0090
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment given[2026] UKSC 19Case summary:Is a claim brought by SKAT against EDFM barred by issue estoppel because of the dismissal of an earlier claim brought by SKAT against EDFM?
Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2026/0089
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2026/0074
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FAMILY
Hearing listedCase summary:Linked casesLegal Issue
Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2025/0170
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LANDLORD AND TENANT
Hearing listedCase summary:(1) Is the lessee under an unregistered long lease a qualifying tenant within the meaning of s75 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, so that they should be served with a ‘participation notice’ before a right to manage company claims the right to manage the block of flats? (2) Does the failure to serve a participation notice on a qualifying tenant invalidate a claim notice served by the right to manage company?
Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2025/0164
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Hearing listedCase summary:What is the correct test the courts should adopt when applying the “Ouster Principle” in the context of determining whether a purported easement is capable of forming the subject matter of a grant (and therefore valid)?
Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2025/0145
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Hearing in progressCase summary:What is the correct approach that UK courts should adopt when determining fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) terms for global portfolio licences of standard essential patents? Did the Court of Appeal err in reaching its own determination of the FRAND rate in this case, instead of remitting the matter for re-assessment? Did the Court of Appeal err in its approach to the question of payment of royalties on past sales in FRAND licences? Did the Court of Appeal err in its consideration of the effects of parallel foreign patent infringement proceedings?
Linked casesLast updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2025/0144
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Hearing in progressCase summary:What is the correct approach that UK courts should adopt when determining fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) terms for global portfolio licences of standard essential patents? Did the Court of Appeal err in reaching its own determination of the FRAND rate in this case, instead of remitting the matter for re-assessment? Did the Court of Appeal err in its approach to the question of payment of royalties on past sales in FRAND licences? Did the Court of Appeal err in its consideration of the effects of parallel foreign patent infringement proceedings?
Linked casesLast updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2025/0028
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TAX
Judgment given[2026] UKSC 18Case summary:Are certain members of BlueCrest LLP to be treated as employees for tax purposes?
Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2021/0215
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FAMILY
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 17Case summary:When an appellate court reviews a first instance decision concerning the proportionality of orders made under the courts’ obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, is it necessary for the appellate court to undertake its own proportionality assessment of that decision?
Linked casesLegal issue
Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2021/0196
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FAMILY
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 17Case summary:When an appellate court reviews a first instance decision concerning the proportionality of orders made under the courts’ obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, is it necessary for the appellate court to undertake its own proportionality assessment of that decision?
Linked casesLast updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2026/0071
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FAMILY
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Where a psychologist is giving expert evidence in family proceedings, should the limits of their expertise be determined by the regulatory framework standard or by a judge?
Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2026/0066
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COURT PROCEDURE
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Can a direction by the Court of Appeal that it does not have jurisdiction support an application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court?
Last updated: 1 July 2026
UKSC/2020/0154
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PROCEDURE
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 29Case summary:This appeal concerns the interpretation of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 (the 1978 Act). The single issue is whether the 1978 Act has overriding effect. If it does then a contribution claim can be brought under the 1978 Act even though the contribution claim is governed by a foreign law rather than English law. Allgemeines Krankenhaus Viersen GmbH (AKV) argues that it does not have overriding effect.
Last updated: 30 June 2026
UKSC/2021/0088
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EU LAW
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 19Case summary:Did the lower courts err in law by not holding that the hip replacement product used for the Appellant’s hip replacement was defective within the terms of the Consumer Protection Act 1987?
Last updated: 30 June 2026
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