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UKSC/2021/0019
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PUBLIC LAW/HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:Can the Secretary of State direct the Office of Communications (Ofcom) not to introduce regulations exempting certain wireless telegraphy equipment from a licensing requirement on national security grounds?
Last updated: 7 June 2026
UKSC/2022/0098
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PUBLIC LAW/HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) Is the question referred by the Lord Advocate a “devolution issue”? If not, it cannot be the subject of a reference under paragraph 34 of Schedule 6, which would mean that the Court does not have jurisdiction to decide it. (2) Even if the question referred by the Lord Advocate is a devolution issue, should the Court decline to determine the reference as a matter of its inherent discretion? (3) Does the provision of the proposed Scottish Independence Referendum Bill that provides that the question to be asked in a referendum would be “Should Scotland be an independent country?” relate to reserved matters? In particular, does it relate to: (i) the Union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England; and/or (ii) the Parliament of the United Kingdom?
Last updated: 7 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0034
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TORT
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:Can the tort of unlawful means conspiracy be founded on: 1. a civil wrong that is not independently actionable by the claimant? 2. a breach of contract to which the claimant is not a party? 3. a breach of foreign law? 4. conduct that the defendant did not know to be unlawful?
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Last updated: 5 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0079
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 5 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0078
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 5 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0077
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 5 June 2026
UKSC/2021/0028
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PUBLIC LAW/HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:The key issue is whether the Respondent’s charging policy for community care services is discriminatory.
Last updated: 4 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0178
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COMMERCIAL
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Does the obligation on the seller to pay “due compensation” in Clause 14 of the SALEFORM 2012 standard form contract entitle the buyer to loss of bargain compensation?
Last updated: 4 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0056
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:In 2025 the government introduced VAT on private school fees. The appellants are religious private schools, their pupils, and their pupils’ parents. Was the introduction of VAT on private school fees compatible with the appellants’ right to equal treatment under Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to property under Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the Convention, and to education under Article 2 of Protocol 2 of the Convention?
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UKSC/2026/0045
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TAX
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:In 2025 the government introduced VAT on private school fees. The appellants are religious private schools, their pupils, and their pupils’ parents. Was the introduction of VAT on private school fees compatible with the appellants’ right to equal treatment under Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to property under Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the Convention, and to education under Article 2 of Protocol 2 of the Convention?
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UKSC/2026/0041
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TORT
Permission to Appeal refusedCase 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: 4 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0037
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TORT
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:Can the tort of unlawful means conspiracy be founded on: 1. a civil wrong that is not independently actionable by the claimant? 2. a breach of contract to which the claimant is not a party? 3. a breach of foreign law? 4. conduct that the defendant did not know to be unlawful?
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Last updated: 4 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0035
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TORT
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:Can the tort of unlawful means conspiracy be founded on: 1. a civil wrong that is not independently actionable by the claimant? 2. a breach of contract to which the claimant is not a party? 3. a breach of foreign law? 4. conduct that the defendant did not know to be unlawful?
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Last updated: 4 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0029
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EMPLOYMENT
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Did the employment contract incorporate a term contained in an internal policy document ‘Handling concerns about the conduct, performance and health of medical and dental staff’ known as E27? Did that term require that the role of Case Manager in an investigation under the policy be carried out by the Medical Director personally such that it cannot be delegated to another person?
Last updated: 4 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0105
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Awaiting hearing dateCase summary:Was the Secretary of State (“SSEFRA”) wrong to approve a compulsory purchase order in a form in which the rights authorised to be compulsorily acquired appear to include an unbounded private law right to discharge “water, soil and effluent” into a canal, even where the discharge occurs in such a way as to amount to a criminal offence and/or a nuisance?
Last updated: 4 June 2026
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