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UKSC/2026/0088
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 29 June 2026
UKSC/2020/0203
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IMMIGRATION
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 22Case summary:(i) What is the correct approach to the test for whether “the effect of [a foreign criminal]'s deportation on [their] partner or child would be unduly harsh” within the meaning of section 117C(5) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002; (ii) What is the correct approach to the test for whether there are “very compelling circumstances” for not deporting a foreign criminal who had been sentenced to imprisonment for more than four years, under section 117C(6) of the same Act, and (iii) What is the relevance, if any, of evidence in relation to the foreign criminal’s rehabilitation and how much weight should tribunals accord to such evidence in the context of the above tests, in light of conflicting approaches being endorsed by the Court of Appeal in Binbuga v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 551 and HA (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1176?
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Last updated: 29 June 2026
UKSC/2020/0175
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IMMIGRATION
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 22Case summary:In what circumstances is it “unduly harsh” to deport a foreign criminal in light of that person’s family life in the United Kingdom, and when are there “very compelling circumstances” against deportation?
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Last updated: 29 June 2026
UKSC/2020/0174
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IMMIGRATION
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 22Case summary:In what circumstances is it “unduly harsh” to deport a foreign criminal in light of that person’s family life in the United Kingdom, and when are there “very compelling circumstances” against deportation?
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Last updated: 29 June 2026
UKSC/2021/0005
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CRIME
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 23Case summary:The proposed appeal relates to the scope of permitted legal expenditure as an exception to a restraint order granted pursuant to section 41 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). The Supreme Court is asked to decide whether section 41(4) prohibits an exception for reasonable legal expenses in respect of civil proceedings relating to the same or similar facts as those of the offence(s) giving rise to the restraint order.
Last updated: 29 June 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?
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UKSC/2020/0135
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TAX
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 28Case summary:What is the correct approach that should be taken by the courts and tribunals to evidence and the burden and standard of proof in historical claims for the recovery of overpaid Value Added Tax.
Last updated: 29 June 2026
UKSC/2024/0156
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INTERNATIONAL
Judgment given[2026] UKSC 9Case summary:(1) Does Article 54(1) of the ICSID Convention, properly interpreted, constitute a submission to the jurisdiction by prior agreement for the purposes of section 2(2) State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA 1978”)? (2) Does section 9 of the SIA 1978 require UK courts to satisfy themselves that there exists a valid arbitration agreement, such that the appellant state was not immune from the adjudicative jurisdiction of the English courts pursuant to section 1(1) SIA?
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UKSC/2024/0155
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INTERNATIONAL
Judgment given[2026] UKSC 9Case summary:(1) Did the Court of Appeal err in law by finding that Article 54(1) of the ICSID Convention, properly interpreted, constitutes a submission to the jurisdiction by prior agreement for the purposes of s2(2) State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA”). (2) (For the First Appellant only): Did Fraser J err in law by finding that there was a valid arbitration agreement between Spain and the First Respondents for the purposes of s9(1) SIA, such that Spain was not immune from the adjudicative jurisdiction of the English courts pursuant to s1(1) SIA.
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Last updated: 27 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0149
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:Does a director’s duty to act in “good faith” in the best interests of a company under s172(1) Companies Act 2006 require them to act in a way that is objectively honest, or does it suffice that the director subjectively believed that what they were doing was in the best interests of the company?
Last updated: 27 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0150
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ARBITRATION
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:Can the English courts grant an injunction to restrain proceedings brought under the New York Convention in a foreign court that ostensibly seek partial recognition and enforcement of a London-seated arbitral award?
Last updated: 27 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0070
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CRIME
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err in its interpretation and application of section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (“DVCVA”)?
Last updated: 26 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0094
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INSOLVENCY
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:Can a bankruptcy petition be founded on a foreign judgment which has not been recognised in England and Wales?
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UKSC/2025/0090
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment scheduled[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: 24 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0028
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TAX
Judgment scheduled[2026] UKSC 18Case summary:Are certain members of BlueCrest LLP to be treated as employees for tax purposes?
Last updated: 24 June 2026
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