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UKSC/2026/0110
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COURT PROCEDURE
Permission to Appeal granted in partCase summary:Does the High Court have the inherent power to make a second order requiring a judgment debtor, or the officer of a judgment debtor, to attend Court for examination as to the means of the judgment debtor to satisfy its judgment debt, in circumstances where the Court has previously made such an order under CPR Part 71 but no longer has the power to make a fresh such order?
Last updated: 12 October 2026
UKSC/2020/0107
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 27Case summary:The appeal raises questions about the proper approach to granting relief under the doctrine of proprietary estoppel. The Supreme Court is asked to decide: (1) Whether a successful claimant’s expectation, in this case of inheritance of a family farm, was an appropriate starting point when considering a remedy; and (2) Whether the remedy granted, namely payment of a lump sum which would in effect result in the sale of the farm, went beyond what was necessary in the circumstances.
Last updated: 11 October 2026
UKSC/2020/0056
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TORT
Judgment given[2023] UKSC 4Case summary:Whether the Court of Appeal erred in failing to hold that the claimants were entitled to a remedy in the tort of private nuisance by reason of the Tate Modern’s use of the top floor of its Blavatnik Building as a viewing platform.
Last updated: 11 October 2026
UKSC/2018/0129
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EXTRADITION
Judgment given[2022] UKSC 4Case summary:When considering section 26(5) of the Extradition Act 2003, can a distinction properly be drawn between the actions of a person who has done everything reasonably possible to give notice of the appeal and the actions of that person’s solicitor who has not?
Last updated: 11 October 2026
UKSC/2025/0185
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PRIVACY AND INFORMATION
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Does a threshold of seriousness apply to claims for damages under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA 2018”)?
Last updated: 10 October 2026
UKSC/2025/0162
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Hearing listedCase summary:(1) Is the exercise of the Attorney General’s power to allow or refuse to allow an application to be made for an inquest to be re-opened amenable to Judicial Review? (2) If so, on what grounds may the Attorney General’s exercise of that power be reviewed?
Last updated: 9 October 2026
UKSC/2026/0062
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CRIME
Hearing listedCase summary:Were the directions given to the jury by the trial judge in this case right in law? Did the Court of Appeal correctly understand and apply R v Kennedy (No 2) [2007] UKHL 38, and should the Supreme Court reconsider that decision?
Last updated: 9 October 2026
UKSC/2026/0113
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TORT
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:1) Did ZZZ remain a lawful visitor to whom a duty of care is owed under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, or did he become a trespasser when he engaged in intoxicated horseplay on the second-floor landing from which he subsequently fell? 2) Should the damages that ZZZ received have been subject to a reduction for contributory negligence?
Last updated: 9 October 2026
UKSC/2026/0112
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EMPLOYMENT
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Did the conduct of the proceedings in the Industrial Tribunal and Court of Appeal breach the Appellant’s right to a fair hearing under article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and constitute a failure to make reasonable adjustments under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995? Did the Court of Appeal fail to correctly apply the relevant legal tests when assessing the Appellant’s claims of procedural unfairness, discrimination due to disability, and apparent bias?
Last updated: 9 October 2026
UKSC/2026/0107
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Was the non-consensually conceived exception to the two-child limit on the ‘child element’ of Universal Credit (“UC”) unlawfully discriminatory on the basis that: (i) it contained differential ordering provisions for the non-consensually conceived and non-parental exceptions; and (ii) it made no special provision in respect of third or later (consensually conceived) children born to mothers of non-consensually conceived children?
Last updated: 9 October 2026
UKSC/2026/0103
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COMMERCIAL
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:To refuse the Charterers’ orders to load the cargo, was it sufficient for the Owners to judge a real risk of sanctions liability, or did they need to judge that sanctions liability was more likely than not to arise?
Last updated: 9 October 2026
UKSC/2026/0095
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FAMILY
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:When deciding whether there is a more appropriate forum for determining a divorce, can the English courts take into account historical connections to England and Wales or only current circumstances?
Last updated: 9 October 2026
UKSC/2026/0090
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CRIME
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:In a trial for the offence of attempted murder in which the defendant, who was voluntarily intoxicated on drugs, admits that he was able to form and had formed the specific intent necessary for the offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, must the judge direct the jury on the effect of voluntary intoxication in accordance with R v Sheehan & Moore (1975) 1 WLR 739?
Last updated: 9 October 2026
UKSC/2026/0088
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Are steps to be taken by a local housing authority to secure social housing under Part 6 of the Housing Act 1996 for a homeless applicant within the scope of section 189A(4)(b) and (6)(c) of the 1996 Act?
Last updated: 9 October 2026
UKSC/2026/0070
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LANDLORD AND TENANT
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:Is the appellant prevented from serving notice under section 21 Housing Act 1988 in circumstances where he failed in 2014 to give the respondent the pre-occupation gas safety certificate?
Linked casesLast updated: 8 October 2026
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