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1545 Cases

• 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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• UKSC/2026/0084

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  CRIME

  JM (Appellant) v His Majesty's Advocate (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  Did the trial judge’s decision to exclude certain text messages from the evidence presented to the jury breach JM’s right to a fair trial under article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights?

  Last updated: 30 July 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0065

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  FAMILY

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

  Does an individual acquire parental responsibility for a child where they are registered as the child’s father on the birth certificate, but they are not in fact the child’s biological father?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2026/0076 Re P (Loss of Parental Responsibility)

  Legal Issue

  Last updated: 30 July 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0058

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  TORT

  Cavan (Respondent) v Bunting (Appellant)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  (1) Did the appellant’s conduct amount to harassment for the purposes of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997? (2) Was the trial judge correct to grant an injunction in the terms ordered?

  Last updated: 30 July 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0063

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  ARBITRATION

  K1 (Appellant) v B (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  What amounts to a ‘decision’ of the trial judge for the purposes of section 68(4) of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “AA 1996”)?

  Last updated: 30 July 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: 30 July 2026

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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: 30 July 2026

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• UKSC/2013/0043

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  Michael and others (FC) (Appellants) v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police and another (Respondents)
  Judgment given
  [2015] UKSC 2
  Case summary:

  See judgment

  Last updated: 29 July 2026

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• UKSC/2014/0043

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  DEVOLUTION

  Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill - Reference by the Counsel General for Wales
  Judgment given
  [2015] UKSC 3
  Case summary:

  See judgment

  Last updated: 29 July 2026

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• UKSC/2014/0216

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  ENVIRONMENT/PLANNING

  Sustainable Shetland (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers and another (Respondents) (Scotland)
  Judgment given
  [2015] UKSC 4
  Case summary:

  See judgment

  Last updated: 29 July 2026

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• UKSC/2014/0070

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  TORT

  Jackson (Appellant) v Murray and another (Respondents) (Scotland)
  Judgment given
  [2015] UKSC 5
  Case summary:

  See judgment

  Last updated: 29 July 2026

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