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  • UKSC/2020/0039

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    BANKING/INSOLVENCY

    Candey Ltd (Appellant) v Crumpler and another (as Joint Liquidators of Peak Hotels and Resorts Ltd (In Liquidation)) (Respondents)
    Judgment given
    [2022] UKSC 35
    Case summary:

    In what circumstances will solicitors have waived (or be inferred to have waived) their equitable lien when a solicitor enters into a security arrangement with a client?

    Last updated: 4 September 2026

  • UKSC/2020/0206

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    PROCEDURE

    AIC Ltd (Respondent) v Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (Appellant)
    Judgment given
    [2022] UKSC 16
    Case summary:

    A. Whether the execution of the Court of Appeal’s judgment and order should be stayed pending the resolution of this application for permission to appeal and, if permission is granted, pending the appeal. B. In the proposed appeal: (i) What is the correct approach to an application to reconsider an order after it has been made, but before it has been sealed, (ii) Whether the Court of Appeal erred by interfering in the judge’s exercise of her discretion in relation to the jurisdiction to reconsider an order, and (iii) Whether FAAN, the applicant seeking reconsideration of the order, required relief from sanctions under the Civil Procedure Rules in circumstances where the relevant order only permitted AIC to apply for enforcement of the arbitral award rather than to enforce it straight away if FAAN failed to comply with the order.

    Last updated: 4 September 2026

  • UKSC/2024/0032

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    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

    Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL (Respondent) v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another (Appellants)
    Judgment given
    [2025] UKSC 25
    Case summary:

    Was the Court of Appeal right to conclude the trial judge’s conclusion on the similarity of logos was irrational? What approach should the court take when assessing whether trade marks are similar? At what point of time should the confusion of consumers be assessed in a claim for trade mark infringement?

    Last updated: 4 September 2026

  • UKSC/2020/0185

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    DEVOLUTION

    Craig (AP) (Appellant) v Her Majesty's Advocate (for the Government of the United States of America) and another (Respondents) (Scotland)
    Judgment given
    [2022] UKSC 6
    Case summary:

    Does the failure to bring into force certain amendments to the Extradition Act 2003 in Scotland give rise to a breach of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights?

    Last updated: 4 September 2026

  • UKSC/2020/0113

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    COMMERCIAL

    Competition and Markets Authority (Respondent) v Flynn Pharma Ltd and another (Appellants)
    Judgment given
    [2022] UKSC 14
    Case summary:

    When considering what costs to award following an appeal before the Competition Appeal Tribunal from an infringement decision of the Competition and Markets Authority, is there a starting point and if so, what is it? In particular, was the Court of Appeal correct to decide that there is a starting point that no order for costs should be made against a regulator if it has been unsuccessful, except for a good reason, or is the starting point instead that an order for costs should be made against the regulator where it is unsuccessful?

    Last updated: 4 September 2026

  • UKSC/2020/0114

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    COMMERCIAL

    Competition and Markets Authority (Respondent) v Pfizer Inc and another (Appellants)
    Judgment given
    [2022] UKSC 14
    Case summary:

    When considering what costs to award following an appeal before the Competition Appeal Tribunal from an infringement decision of the Competition and Markets Authority, is there a starting point and if so, what is it? In particular, was the Court of Appeal correct to decide that there is a starting point that no order for costs should be made against a regulator if it has been unsuccessful, except for a good reason, or is the starting point instead that an order for costs should be made against the regulator where it is unsuccessful?

    Last updated: 4 September 2026

  • UKSC/2020/0122

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    PRIVACY/INFORMATION

    Bloomberg LP (Appellant) v ZXC (Respondent)
    Judgment given
    [2022] UKSC 5
    Case summary:

    Whether, and to what extent, a person who has not been charged with an offence can have a reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to information that relates to a criminal investigation into his activities.

    Last updated: 4 September 2026

  • UKSC/2020/0129

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    PUBLIC LAW/HUMAN RIGHTS

    R (on the application of Coughlan) (Appellant) v Minister for the Cabinet Office (Respondent)
    Judgment given
    [2022] UKSC 11
    Case summary:

    Are the voter identification ("ID") pilot schemes that were implemented in the May 2019 local government elections unlawful?

    Last updated: 4 September 2026

  • UKSC/2026/0131

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    COMMERCIAL

    Houssein and others (Appellants) v London Credit Limited and another (Respondents)
    Permission to Appeal application lodged
    Case summary:

    Last updated: 4 September 2026

  • UKSC/2026/0052

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    LANDLORD AND TENANT

    SGL 1 Limited (Respondent) v FSV Freeholders Limited (Appellant)
    Awaiting hearing date
    Case summary:

    The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 regulates the circumstances in which the freeholder of a residential building may sell their freehold to a third party. The Act gives a buildings’ leaseholders the right to purchaase the building’s freehold by matching any purchase price the freeholder agrees with a third party. S. 5(3) of the Act states that, where a freeholder proposes to sell the freehold of more than one building at the same time, each building’s leaseholders must separately be given the opportunity to purchase their building’s leasehold. What does s. 5(3) mean by a ‘building’?

    Last updated: 3 September 2026

  • UKSC/2018/0102

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    COMMERCIAL

    X (Appellant) v Kuoni Travel Ltd (Respondent)
    Judgment given
    [2021] UKSC 34
    Case summary:

    See judgment

    Last updated: 3 September 2026

  • UKSC/2026/0080

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    FAMILY

    In the Petition of DM No 2
    Judgment scheduled
    [2026] UKSC 32
    Case summary:

    Can the views of a child be taken into account when considering whether the defence under Article 13(b) of the Hague Convention 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“the Convention”) is made out? Were the Inner House correct to override the Outer House’s decision as to whether the child concerned should be returned?

    Linked cases
    UKSC/2026/0074 In the Petition of DM No 1

    Legal Issue

    Last updated: 3 September 2026

  • UKSC/2026/0074

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    FAMILY

    In the Petition of DM No 1
    Judgment scheduled
    [2026] UKSC 32
    Case summary:

    Can the views of a child be taken into account when considering whether the defence under Article 13(b) of the Hague Convention 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“the Convention”) is made out? Were the Inner House correct to override the Outer House’s decision as to whether the child concerned should be returned?

    Linked cases
    UKSC/2026/0080 In the Petition of DM No 2

    Legal Issue

    Last updated: 3 September 2026

  • UKSC/2026/0094

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    EMPLOYMENT

    Tesco Stores Limited (Appellant) v Ms K Element and others (Respondents)
    Permission to Appeal application lodged
    Case summary:

    (1) What is the meaning of “work” in equal value claims made under the Equality Act 2010? (2) Can an employment tribunal incorporate training documents instead of resolving disputes of fact under the Employment Tribunals (Equal Value) Rules of Procedure?

    Last updated: 3 September 2026

  • UKSC/2026/0130

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    Suresh and others (Appellants) v General Medical Council (Respondent)
    Permission to Appeal application lodged
    Case summary:

    Last updated: 1 September 2026

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