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• UKSC/2023/0077

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  EMPLOYMENT

  Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v Public and Commercial Services Union (Appellant)
  Judgment given
  Case summary:

  Can the Public and Commercial Services Union ("PCS") enforce a contractual term offering the facility for "check-off arrangements", whereby employees' trade union subscriptions are deducted directly from their salaries through the payroll system and then paid to PCS, pursuant to section 1 of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2023/0075 Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent) v Public and Commercial Services Union (Appellant)

  Legal issue

  UKSC/2023/0076 Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent) v Public and Commercial Services Union (Appellant)

  Legal issue

  Last updated: 27 May 2026

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• UKSC/2023/0076

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  EMPLOYMENT

  Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent) v Public and Commercial Services Union (Appellant)
  Judgment given
  Case summary:

  Can the Public and Commercial Services Union ("PCS") enforce a contractual term offering the facility for "check-off arrangements", whereby employees' trade union subscriptions are deducted directly from their salaries through the payroll system and then paid to PCS, pursuant to section 1 of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2023/0075 Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent) v Public and Commercial Services Union (Appellant)

  Legal issue

  UKSC/2023/0077 Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v Public and Commercial Services Union (Appellant)

  Legal issue

  Last updated: 27 May 2026

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• UKSC/2023/0075

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  EMPLOYMENT

  Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent) v Public and Commercial Services Union (Appellant)
  Judgment given
  Case summary:

  Can the Public and Commercial Services Union ("PCS") enforce a contractual term offering the facility for "check-off arrangements", whereby employees' trade union subscriptions are deducted directly from their salaries through the payroll system and then paid to PCS, pursuant to section 1 of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2023/0076 Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent) v Public and Commercial Services Union (Appellant)

  Legal issue

  UKSC/2023/0077 Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v Public and Commercial Services Union (Appellant)

  Legal issue

  Last updated: 27 May 2026

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• UKSC/2023/0059

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  NEGLIGENCE

  Tindall and another (Appellants) v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police (Respondent)
  Judgment given
  Case summary:

  In the circumstances, did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the police did not owe road users a duty of care to protect them from harm, either on the basis that their presence at the scene made the situation worse or that they assumed a responsibility to protect road users?

  Last updated: 27 May 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0068

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  R ( On the application of Mostafa and Others)(Appellants) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) (Entry Clearance Officer) (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 27 May 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0067

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  Harker and Others (Appellants) v Hubert and Other (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 27 May 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0066

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  COURT PROCEDURE

  Alom (Appellant) v The Financial Conduct Authority (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:
  

  Last updated: 26 May 2026

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• UKSC/2025/0042

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  DEVOLUTION

  A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998
  Judgment scheduled
  Case summary:

  Does the Minister of Health for Northern Ireland have the power to revise the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice (“the Code”) so that persons aged 16 and over who lack capacity to make decisions about their care and treatment can give valid consent to their confinement through the expression of their wishes and feelings?

  Last updated: 26 May 2026

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• UKSC/2022/0004

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  COMMERCIAL

  Smith and another (Appellants) v Royal Bank of Scotland (Respondent)
  Judgment given
  Case summary:

  This appeal concerns the proper interpretation of section 140A of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. The key issue is whether, in assessing the fairness of a relationship between a debtor and a creditor, the court can compartmentalise the relationship and, accordingly, consider whether the relationship is unfair at a given point, rather than at the end of the relationship.

  Last updated: 24 May 2026

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• UKSC/2021/0216

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  TAX

  Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties (Appellant) v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondent) (Scotland)
  Judgment given
  Case summary:

  Whether the taxpayer's sale of certain property to an unconnected purchaser was a supply exempt from value added tax ("VAT") under Schedule 10 to the VAT Act 1994.

  Last updated: 23 May 2026

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• UKSC/2021/0085

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  ARBITRATION

  Republic of Mozambique (acting through its Attorney General) (Appellant) v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and others (Respondents)
  Judgment given
  Case summary:

  Whether the Court of Appeal erred in its approach to section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 in finding that the Republic of Mozambique's ("Mozambique") claims were "matters" within the scope of the relevant arbitration agreements.

  Last updated: 23 May 2026

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• UKSC/2021/0188

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  HOUSING, LANDLORD & TENANT

  Rakusen (Respondent) v Jepsen and others (Appellants)
  Judgment given
  Case summary:

  Can a Rent Repayment Order only be made against an immediate landlord or can a superior landlord also be liable?

  Last updated: 22 May 2026

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• UKSC/2026/0065

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  FAMILY

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

  Last updated: 22 May 2026

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• UKSC/2021/0087

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  PUBLIC LAW/HUMAN RIGHTS

  Jones (Appellant) v Birmingham City Council and another (Respondents)
  Judgment given
  Case summary:

  Whether Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 is incompatible with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

  Last updated: 22 May 2026

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• UKSC/2025/0119

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  R (on the application of Foodrise Ltd (formerly Global Feedback Limited)) (Appellant) v His Majesty's Treasury and others (Respondents)
  Hearing listed
  Case summary:

  Does the judicial review claim fall within the scope of Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention so that the Appellant can access costs protection under Part IX of CPR 46?

  Last updated: 22 May 2026

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