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UKSC/2024/0114
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COMMERCIAL
Awaiting JudgmentCase 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: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0131
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Does the statutory restriction on patenting a program for a “program for a computer…as such” apply to artificial neural networks (“ANNs”)? If so, does it prevent the Appellant’s application from being patented?
Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2021/0196
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FAMILY
Judgment givenCase summary:When an appellate court reviews a first instance decision concerning the proportionality of orders made under the courts’ obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, is it necessary for the appellate court to undertake its own proportionality assessment of that decision?
Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0043
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TORT
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Where an individual commits an unlawful act due to the alleged negligent failure by another to prevent it but is, at trial, found not guilty by reason of insanity, does the illegality defence apply to bar the individual’s claim against the negligent party in tort?
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Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0040
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TORT
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Where an individual commits an unlawful act due to the alleged negligent failure by another to prevent it but is, at trial, found not guilty by reason of insanity, does the illegality defence apply to bar the individual’s claim against the negligent party in tort?
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Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2021/0215
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FAMILY
Judgment givenCase summary:When an appellate court reviews a first instance decision concerning the proportionality of orders made under the courts’ obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, is it necessary for the appellate court to undertake its own proportionality assessment of that decision?
Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0039
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TORT
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Where an individual commits an unlawful act due to the alleged negligent failure by another to prevent it but is, at trial, found not guilty by reason of insanity, does the illegality defence apply to bar the individual’s claim against the negligent party in tort?
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Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2020/0154
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PROCEDURE
Judgment givenCase summary:This appeal concerns the interpretation of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 (the 1978 Act). The single issue is whether the 1978 Act has overriding effect. If it does then a contribution claim can be brought under the 1978 Act even though the contribution claim is governed by a foreign law rather than English law. Allgemeines Krankenhaus Viersen GmbH (AKV) argues that it does not have overriding effect.
Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0106
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) Whether there is a principle in English law that a condition in a contract, which would give rise to a debt owed by a party if fulfilled, should be treated as fulfilled (or dispensed with or waived) where that party wrongfully prevents the condition from being satisfied? (2) If this principle is not part of English law, does contractual interpretation or an implied term lead to the same result on the facts? (3) At what point do the deposits accrue as a debt under the contracts concerned?
Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0117
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COURT PROCEDURE
Judgment givenCase summary:When, if ever, should a court make an award of costs in a foreign currency?
Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0119
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether – under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 – a private hire vehicle operator who accepts a booking is required to contract (as principal) with the relevant customer, to fulfil that booking.
Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0093
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EU LAW
Judgment givenCase summary:(i) Is the child element of universal credit (“UC”) a family benefit under article 3(1)(j) of the Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems; and (ii) Is it necessary for the Supreme Court to refer the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) under article 158 of the Withdrawal Agreement?
Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2021/0047
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TAX
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that News Corp's supplies of digital issues of The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun and The Sun on Sunday were not supplies of "newspapers" within the meaning of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (the "VAT Act") such that they could not be zero-rated for Value Added Tax ("VAT") during the period 30 August 2010 – 4 December 2016.
Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0123
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TAX
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:(1) Does section 850 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (“ITTOIA”) apply to profits retained by a corporate member of a limited liability partnership and subsequently reallocated to individual members of that partnership pursuant to an incentivisation and deferral arrangement? (2) If the answer to (1) is no, are the profits allocated by a corporate member of a limited liability partnership to its individual members under an incentivisation and deferral arrangement chargeable income tax, either (A) as miscellaneous income under section 687 ITTOIA; or (B) as sales of occupation income under the Income Tax Act 2007 (“ITA”)?
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Last updated: 25 November 2025
UKSC/2024/0122
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TAX
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:(1) Does section 850 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (“ITTOIA”) apply to profits retained by a corporate member of a limited liability partnership and subsequently reallocated to individual members of that partnership pursuant to an incentivisation and deferral arrangement? (2) If the answer to (1) is no, are the profits allocated by a corporate member of a limited liability partnership to its individual members under an incentivisation and deferral arrangement chargeable income tax, either (A) as miscellaneous income under section 687 ITTOIA; or (B) as sales of occupation income under the Income Tax Act 2007 (“ITA”)?
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