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• UKSC/2026/0019

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  COMMERCIAL

  Lakatamia Shipping Company Limited and others (Respondents) v Nobu Su (Aka Su Hsin Chi; Aka Nobu Morimoto) (Appellant)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  Were the Court of Appeal correct to overturn the factual findings of the trial judge and the trial judge’s conclusion that the Supreme Court decision in JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov (No 14) [2018] UKSC 19 (“Ablyazov”) was distinguishable on the facts?

  Last updated: 3 August 2026

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• UKSC/2018/0152

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  TAX

  Zipvit Ltd (Appellant) v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondent)
  Judgment given
  [2022] UKSC 12
  Case summary:

  Where a customer pays a supplier for what both parties mistakenly believe is a VAT-exempt supply, but turns out to be standard rated, can the customer claim a deduction of input tax from HMRC for the VAT element of the original payment?

  Last updated: 3 August 2026

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• UKSC/2021/0144

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  TAX

  JTI POLSKA Sp. Z o.o. and others (Respondents) v Jakubowski and others (Appellants)
  Judgment given
  [2023] UKSC 19
  Case summary:

  Whether the Supreme Court should depart from the judgment of the House of Lords in James Buchanan & Co Ltd v Babco Forwarding & Shipping (UK) Ltd [1978] AC 141 ("Buchanan") and hold that excise duty payable in respect of goods which are stolen in the course of international carriage by road cannot be claimed under article 23.44 of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road 1956 (the "CMR").

  Last updated: 3 August 2026

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• UKSC/2013/0247

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  In the matter of an application of Raymond Brownlee for Judicial Review (AP) (Northern Ireland)
  Judgment given
  [2014] UKSC 4
  Case summary:

  See judgment

  Last updated: 3 August 2026

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• UKSC/2012/0179

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  R (on the application of ClientEarth) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent)
  Judgment given
  [2015] UKSC 28
  Case summary:

  See judgment

  Last updated: 3 August 2026

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• UKSC/2011/0252

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  Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent) v Marks and Spencer plc (Appellant)
  Judgment given
  [2014] UKSC 11
  Case summary:

  See judgment

  Last updated: 3 August 2026

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• UKSC/2014/0026

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  BPE Solicitors and another (Respondents) v Hughes-Holland (in substitution for Gabriel) (Appellant)
  Judgment given
  [2017] UKSC 21
  Case summary:

  See judgment

  Last updated: 3 August 2026

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• UKSC/2017/0073

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  HOUSING, LANDLORD & TENANT

  Nottingham City Council (Appellant) v Parr and another (Respondents)
  Judgment given
  [2018] UKSC 51
  Case summary:

  See judgment

  Last updated: 3 August 2026

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• UKSC/2021/0028

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  PUBLIC LAW/HUMAN RIGHTS

  McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) (AP) (Appellant) v Glasgow City Council (Respondent) (Scotland)
  Judgment given
  [2023] UKSC 1
  Case summary:

  The key issue is whether the Respondent’s charging policy for community care services is discriminatory.

  Last updated: 3 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0054

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Dana Astra IOOO (a company registered in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Belarus) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmental Affairs (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  Does the designation of an overseas entity as subject to financial sanctions bring the entity “within the jurisdiction” of the United Kingdom under Article 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the “ECHR”) such that the Human Rights Act 1998 (the “HRA”) is engaged notwithstanding that the entity has no assets or business in the United Kingdom?

  Last updated: 31 July 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0099

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  R (on the application of Ammori) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal granted in part
  Case summary:

  Was the decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000 lawful?

  Last updated: 30 July 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0079

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  CRIME

  Public Prosecution Service (Appellant) v Stitt (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  In a summary prosecution for an offence under Article 10 of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 to which the consent requirement of Article 25 thereof (as modified by section 41(2) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002) applies, does the magistrates’ court have jurisdiction to hear and determine the prosecution in the absence of a consent to prosecute from the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland?

  Last updated: 30 July 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0076

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  FAMILY

  Re P (Loss of Parental Responsibility)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  Can the court make a declaration of non-parentage where there is a 50% probability that the individual named on the child’s birth certificate is the child’s biological father?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2026/0065 Re M (Loss of Parental Responsibility)

  Legal Issue

  Last updated: 30 July 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0064

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Y (Appellant) v Glasgow City Council (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  Did Glasgow City Council breach its statutory duty to secure permanent accommodation for the applicant within a reasonable period of time?

  Last updated: 30 July 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0040

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  TAX

  R (on the application of Emeraldshaw Limited) (Appellant) v Sheffield Magistrates’ Court (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  Whether a property owner can be liable for non-domestic rates (“NDR”) even though it has entered into a tenancy agreement with a solvent tenant that is thereby entitled to possession of the property.

  Last updated: 30 July 2026

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