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UKSC/2026/0027
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IMMIGRATION
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Did delay in determining the appellant’s asylum decision amount to a breach of her rights under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”)?
Last updated: 7 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0016
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Was the Afghan Relocation Route policy an unlawful fettering of discretion of a statutory power provided by the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), or was the policy issued in the exercise of prerogative powers?
Last updated: 7 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0025
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ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Does the ‘collapse’ of a party’s expert witness under cross-examination during a planning appeal demonstrate that the party must have behaved unreasonably such that a costs award may be made against them?
Last updated: 7 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0018
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IMMIGRATION
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Whether the AST has jurisdiction (i) in an appeal under section 103 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (“IAA”) to consider the merits or legality of a decision by the SSHD to deem an individual’s claim for asylum withdrawn and (ii) to hear appeals purportedly brought pursuant to section 103(2) of the IAA by individuals whose support under section 95 of the IAA is discontinued following a decision deeming their asylum claim withdrawn.
Last updated: 7 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0023
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Does the appellant have standing to bring the claim for judicial review? Did the respondent act unlawfully by relying on data from a 2019 report when making the designations in October 2023? Does the lawfulness of the designations depend on the lawfulness of the fee structure? Was the respondent materially misled that the licensing schemes would be self-sufficient and cost neutral?
Last updated: 7 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0022
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:Did the appellant breach s151 Greater London Authority Act 1999 by deciding to remove a Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme which had been included in its approved local implementation plan for the delivery of the Mayor of London’s transport strategy in its area?
Last updated: 7 May 2026
UKSC/2025/0122
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EMPLOYMENT
Hearing in progressCase summary:Does Regulation 5 of the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 (the “Part-Time Workers Regulations”) apply if a worker’s part-time status is an effective cause, but not the sole cause, of their less favourable treatment?
Last updated: 7 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0026
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NEGLIGENCE
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:(1) Did the appellant suffer any recoverable loss as a result of the respondent’s alleged breaches of duty? (2) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to refuse to give the appellant permission to amend its statement of case?
Last updated: 6 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0020
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INSOLVENCY
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:When determining the existence of a “transaction at an undervalue” entered into by a company under s238 Insolvency Act 1986, is the only relevant “transaction” one to which the debtor company is a party, or might the “transaction” also include a wider arrangement of which those dealings are an inextricable part? When applying the defence in s238(5)(b) Insolvency Act 1986, must the transaction be a “necessary part” of the wider arrangement for that wider arrangement to be relevant? What is the test for determining whether another transaction is “consideration for” the transaction said to have been entered into at an undervalue?
Last updated: 6 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0015
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TAX
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:(1) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to conclude that a share transfer was a “scheme transaction” for the purposes of s75A(5) Finance Act 2003? (2) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to conclude that the deemed notional transaction under s75A Finance Act 2003 did not attract group relief?
Last updated: 6 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0041
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TORT
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Did Mr Fox’s social media posts cause or were likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of Mr Blake and Mr Seymour within the meaning of section 1(1) the Defamation Act 2013?
Last updated: 6 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0033
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IMMIGRATION
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Did the Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal err in holding that the First-tier Tribunal made no error of law in upholding a decision of the Secretary of State to refuse the appellant indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom? Did the First-tier Tribunal err in law by failing to follow the Joint Presidential Guidance Note No 2 of 2010: Child, vulnerable adult and sensitive appellant guidance?
Last updated: 6 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0032
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COURT PROCEDURE
Appeal issuedCase summary:Where the claimant mistakenly names the wrong defendant in the claim form, does the Court have the power to allow substitution in the claim form of one defendant for another under rule 19.6(3)(a) or (b)?
Last updated: 6 May 2026
UKSC/2022/0066
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TAX
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the Danish Customs and Tax Administration's ("SKAT") claims for the recovery of tax refunds made to the appellants are not admissible before the English courts by reason of Rule 3(1) of Dicey, Morris & Collins on the Conflict of Laws, which says that "English courts have no jurisdiction to entertain an action… for the enforcement, either directly or indirectly, of a penal, revenue or other public law of a foreign State".
Last updated: 5 May 2026
UKSC/2022/0180
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EMPLOYMENT
Judgment givenCase summary:1. Is rectification available for a collective agreement which is not intended to be a legally enforceable contract? 2. To raise the issue of rectification, would it be necessary to sue on the individual contracts of employment into which such a collective agreement is incorporated? 3. Does an employment tribunal have the power to reject a complaint on the grounds of rectification? 4. Would it be an abuse of process for Nexus to raise rectification now against the Anderson claimants? Relatedly, would Nexus be precluded from doing so by the doctrines of cause of action estoppel and issue estoppel? 5. Is there a privity of interest between the unions and the Anderson claimants?
Last updated: 5 May 2026
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