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  • UKSC/2025/0178

    Case 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: 8 April 2026


  • UKSC/2023/0006

    Judgment given
    Case summary:

    Under section 13(1) of the Inquiries Act 2005, can a minister only suspend a public inquiry where they take the view that it is necessary for the completion of an investigation or civil or criminal proceedings?

    Last updated: 8 April 2026


  • UKSC/2022/0183

    Judgment given
    Case summary:

    This case concerns s. 1219 of the Corporation Tax Act ("CTA") 2009 which enables a company with an investment business to deduct the expenses of management of that business in calculating its profits for the purpose of determining its liability to corporation tax. The first issue is what is the correct way to identify expenses of management of an investment business which are of "a capital nature" and therefore excluded from corporation tax deductions. The second issue is whether the disputed expenses in question in this case were "expenses of a capital nature".

    Last updated: 8 April 2026


  • UKSC/2022/0181

    Judgment given
    Case summary:

    1) Does Article 6(1) ECHR apply to QX's challenge to the Temporary Exclusion Order ("TEO") placed upon him by the SSHD? Did the first instance Judge err in law in holding that QX was not entitled to disclosure of the kind described in AF (No 3) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKHL 28; [2012] 2 AC 269 ("AF No. 3") in relation to his challenge to the SSHD's determination of Conditions A and B when imposing the TEO?2) What is the role of the Court in determining a challenge to the SSHD's decision to impose a TEO? Does the Court of Appeal have the power to make the factual assessment of terrorist-related activity for itself, or is it limited to an administrative review of the decision made by the SSHD?

    Last updated: 8 April 2026


  • UKSC/2022/0172

    Judgment given
    Case summary:

    Where a contractual force majeure clause contains a proviso requiring the party which is affected by force majeure to exercise reasonable endeavours to overcome it, can the proviso require the affected party to agree to accept a non-contractual performance?

    Last updated: 7 April 2026


  • UKSC/2025/0200

    Case summary:

    The lawfulness of an out of borough placement made available to a homeless applicant. In particular: Does the scope of an appeal to the County Court under section 204 of the Housing Act 1996 include a breach of the duty under section 208(2) and (4) to notify the host borough of an out of borough placement? In circumstances where a housing applicant cannot be accommodated with their district, what is the extent of the local authority’s obligation under section 208 to secure accommodation that is as close as reasonably practicable to the applicant’s former home?

    Last updated: 3 April 2026


  • UKSC/2026/0041

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    Last updated: 2 April 2026


  • UKSC/2026/0011

    Case summary:

    When a taxpayer appeals against an HMRC penalty on the basis that the underlying tax claimed is not owed, does the burden rest on the taxpayer to prove that he or she is not liable to pay the underlying tax?

    Last updated: 1 April 2026


  • UKSC/2026/0010

    Case summary:

    Is a person “intentionally homeless” for the purposes of section 191 Housing Act 1996 in circumstances where they are served with a landlord’s notice to vacate and subsequently decline an offer of accommodation from the local authority?

    Last updated: 1 April 2026


  • UKSC/2024/0114

    Judgment given
    Case summary:

    Did the terms of an agreement between the Appellant and a third-party (the “Appointed Representative Agreement” or “ARA”), which prohibited the third-party from dealing with Retail Clients, also limit the Appellant’s liability for acts and omissions from the third-party conducting business with Retail Clients?

    Last updated: 1 April 2026


  • UKSC/2026/0026

    Case 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: 31 March 2026


  • UKSC/2026/0027

    Case 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: 31 March 2026


  • UKSC/2026/0023

    Case 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 not be self-sufficient and cost neutral?

    Last updated: 31 March 2026


  • UKSC/2026/0040


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    Last updated: 31 March 2026


  • UKSC/2026/0039

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    Last updated: 31 March 2026


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