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UKSC/2026/0039
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Appeal issuedCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the conditions of CHK’s immigration bail do not constitute a sufficient restraint on his liberty to justify a writ of habeas corpus? Did the Court of Appeal err in ordering CHK to pay the respondent’s costs?
Last updated: 24 April 2026
UKSC/2026/0037
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TORT
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Can the tort of unlawful means conspiracy be founded on: 1. a civil wrong that is not independently actionable by the claimant? 2. a breach of contract to which the claimant is not a party? 3. a breach of foreign law? 4. conduct that the defendant did not know to be unlawful?
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Last updated: 24 April 2026
UKSC/2026/0034
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TORT
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Can the tort of unlawful means conspiracy be founded on: 1. a civil wrong that is not independently actionable by the claimant? 2. a breach of contract to which the claimant is not a party? 3. a breach of foreign law? 4. conduct that the defendant did not know to be unlawful?
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Last updated: 24 April 2026
UKSC/2026/0035
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TORT
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Can the tort of unlawful means conspiracy be founded on: 1. a civil wrong that is not independently actionable by the claimant? 2. a breach of contract to which the claimant is not a party? 3. a breach of foreign law? 4. conduct that the defendant did not know to be unlawful?
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Last updated: 24 April 2026
UKSC/2025/0058
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Hearing listedCase summary:Do the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction to determine disputes as to what licence terms are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory at the request of an implementor rather than a patent owner, where the licence is offered by an intermediary as part of a pool or platform of patents?
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UKSC/2021/0189
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TAX
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether outsourced loan administration services supplied by Target are standard rated supplies for VAT purposes, or if they fall under the "financial services exemption" under article 135(1)(d) of the Principal VAT Directive, implemented in the Value Added Tax Act 1994?
Last updated: 23 April 2026
UKSC/2022/0048
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether a claim in knowing receipt requires a claimant to prove a continuing equitable interest in the property transferred to the defendant in breach of trust, in addition to knowledge on the part of the defendant so as to render his receipt unconscionable.
Last updated: 23 April 2026
UKSC/2021/0212
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TAX
Judgment givenCase summary:What is the correct construction of the anti-avoidance provisions in section 739 and following of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (and its successor in Chapter 2 of Part 13 of the Income Tax Act 2007)? In particular: i) Does the transfer of assets have to be a transfer by the individual who has the power to enjoy the income that becomes payable to the overseas person? ii) If the individual has to be the transferor of the assets in order for section 739 to apply, in what circumstances (if any) can an individual be treated as a transferor of the assets where the transfer is in fact made by a company in which the individual is a shareholder?
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Last updated: 23 April 2026
UKSC/2021/0213
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TAX
Judgment givenCase summary:What is the correct construction of the anti-avoidance provisions in section 739 and following of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (and its successor in Chapter 2 of Part 13 of the Income Tax Act 2007)? In particular: i) Does the transfer of assets have to be a transfer by the individual who has the power to enjoy the income that becomes payable to the overseas person? ii) If the individual has to be the transferor of the assets in order for section 739 to apply, in what circumstances (if any) can an individual be treated as a transferor of the assets where the transfer is in fact made by a company in which the individual is a shareholder?
Linked casesLast updated: 23 April 2026
UKSC/2025/0067
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment givenCase summary:Do 'furlough' payments paid by the UK Government under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) to policyholders fall to be deducted from the amounts otherwise payable by insurers in claims for "business interruption" losses suffered because of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Linked casesLast updated: 23 April 2026
UKSC/2025/0068
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment givenCase summary:Do 'furlough' payments paid by the UK Government under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) to policyholders fall to be deducted from the amounts otherwise payable by insurers in claims for "business interruption" losses suffered because of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Linked casesLast updated: 23 April 2026
UKSC/2025/0039
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FAMILY
Judgment givenCase summary:Does a court have jurisdiction to set aside a valid adoption order other than by way of appeal?
Last updated: 23 April 2026
UKSC/2026/0051
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 22 April 2026
UKSC/2026/0038
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COURT PROCEDURE
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Ms Mulumba filed applications to appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal against two Employment Tribunal judgments late. Should the Employment Appeal Tribunal Registrar have granted her an extension of time?
Last updated: 22 April 2026
UKSC/2026/0024
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EMPLOYMENT
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase 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: 22 April 2026
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