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UKSC/2021/0208
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TORT
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether, and (if so), in what circumstances, can the court evaluate and reject what is described as an "uncontroverted" expert’s report?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2022/0064
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ENVIRONMENT/PLANNING
Judgment givenCase summary:Under Directive 2011/92 EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, was it unlawful for the Council not to require the environmental impact assessment for a project of crude oil extraction for commercial purposes to include an assessment of the impacts of downstream greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the eventual use of the refined products of the extracted oil?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0057
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2025/0156
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Hearing listedCase summary:(1) Did the Court of Appeal take the wrong approach to whether it was ‘just and equitable’ to make a remediation contribution order under s124 Building Safety Act 2022? (2) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to conclude that a remediation contribution order under s124 Building Safety Act 2022 can be made in respect of costs incurred before that provision came into force on 28 June 2022?
Linked casesLast updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2025/0157
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Hearing listedCase summary:Does paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 to the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA 2022”) preclude the recovery of legal or professional costs by way of service charge from leaseholders holding a qualifying lease where those costs were incurred before the BSA 2022 came into effect?
Linked casesLast updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0002
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ARBITRATION
Hearing listedCase summary:When a time-chartered vessel is redelivered late, by which time the owner is contractually committed to selling the vessel and the sale contracts preclude the owner from chartering it again, are the owners entitled to recover substantial damages assessed by reference to the market rate for the period of the overrun?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0024
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EMPLOYMENT
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Is section 121 Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010) compatible with Article 6 and/or Article 14 Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998)?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0017
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EMPLOYMENT
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:Did Stonewall Equality Ltd cause Garden Court Chambers to discriminate against Ms Bailey contrary to section 111(2) of the Equality Act 2010? What is the correct approach to causation for the purposes of section 111(2) of the Equality Act 2010?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0014
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TORT
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Person A contracts with Person B to allow Person B an exclusive right. Person A breaches its contract with Person B by reaching an incompatible contract with person C. Person C profits from the contract. Can person B in principle bring an unjust enrichment claim against person C?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2026/0013
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EMPLOYMENT
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Does judicial proceedings immunity cover the commencement of arbitration proceedings?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2021/0220
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TAX
Judgment givenCase summary:Is the relationship between a company responsible for providing football referees to the Football League and part-time referees an employment relationship so as to trigger an obligation on the company to deduct Income Tax and National Insurance from the payments it makes to the referees?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2021/0181
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) What is the test for determining "bad faith" in s.3(6) of the Trade Marks Act 1994? (2) If such bad faith is found, what is the correct approach to determining the specification that the proprietor of the trademark should be permitted to retain?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2025/0122
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EMPLOYMENT
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:Does Regulation 5 of the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 (the “Part-Time Workers Regulations”) apply if a worker’s part-time status is an effective cause, but not the sole cause, of their less favourable treatment?
Last updated: 8 May 2026
UKSC/2025/0013/A
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err in departing from Colton J’s decision to disapply provisions of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 for breach of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Linked casesLast updated: 7 May 2026
UKSC/2025/0013
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:In summary, did the Court of Appeal err by holding that: (1) The trial judge at first instance was entitled to disapply provisions of the Legacy Act under Article 2(1) of the Windsor Framework (and the related EU and Treaty mechanisms); (2) The trial judge was wrong to find no violation of the European Convention of Human Rights ("ECHR") with respect to the ability of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (“ICRIR”) to comply with its obligations under the ECHR.
Linked casesLast updated: 7 May 2026
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