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• UKSC/2026/0052

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  LANDLORD AND TENANT

  SGL 1 Limited (Respondent) v FSV Freeholders Limited (Appellant)
  Permission to Appeal granted
  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: 10 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0120

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  In the matter of X (A Child)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 10 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0119

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  R (on the application of North Warwickshire Borough Council) and others (Respondents) v High Speed Two (HS2) Limited (Appellant)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 10 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0077

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  COMMERCIAL

  Oktan Energy and another (Appellants) v Maersk Tankers Singapore Pte Ltd (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal granted
  Case summary:

  Was the decision of the Court of Appeal correct in Firodi Shipping Ltd v Griffon Shipping LLC [2013] EWCA Civ 1567 (“The Griffon”) concerning the sellers’ ability to recover unpaid deposits under clause 13 of the Norwegian Sale Form (the “NSF”)?

  Last updated: 10 August 2026

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• UKSC/2025/0058/A

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  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  Tesla, Inc and others (Respondents) v InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc and another (Appellants) No 2
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKSC 27
  Case summary:

  Do the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction to determine, at the request of an implementer, what terms are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) for a licence to patents which have been declared as essential to a technological standard (called “SEPs”) where the relevant licence is offered by an intermediary as part of a pool or platform of SEPs?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2025/0058 Tesla, Inc and another (Appellants) v InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc and others (Respondents)

  Cross Appeal

  Last updated: 7 August 2026

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• UKSC/2025/0058

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  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  Tesla, Inc and another (Appellants) v InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc and others (Respondents)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKSC 27
  Case summary:

  Do the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction to determine, at the request of an implementer, what terms are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) for a licence to patents which have been declared as essential to a technological standard (called “SEPs”) where the relevant licence is offered by an intermediary as part of a pool or platform of SEPs?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2025/0058/A Tesla, Inc and others (Respondents) v InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc and another (Appellants) No 2

  Cross Appeal

  Last updated: 7 August 2026

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• UKSC/2025/0122

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  EMPLOYMENT

  Augustine (Appellant) v Data Cars Limited (Respondent)
  Judgment scheduled
  [2026] UKSC 30
  Case 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 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0118

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  R (on the application of North Warwickshire Borough Council) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for Transport and another (Appellants)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 7 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0117

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  Bunting and another (Respondents) v Blaney (Appellant)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
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  Last updated: 7 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0116

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  IMMIGRATION

  JL (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
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  Last updated: 7 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0115

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  Onafeko (Appellant) v UK Postbox Limited and others (Respondents)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 7 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0114

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  Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v CP (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 7 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0113

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  TORT

  ZZZ (Respondent) v Ministry of Defence (Appellant)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 6 August 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0112

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  EMPLOYMENT

  DD (Appellant) v TT (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 6 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 refused
  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: 6 August 2026

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