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UKSC/2026/0045
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TAX
Hearing listedCase summary:In 2025 the government introduced VAT on private school fees. The appellants are religious private schools, their pupils, and their pupils’ parents. Was the introduction of VAT on private school fees compatible with the appellants’ right to equal treatment under Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to property under Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the Convention, and to education under Article 2 of Protocol 2 of the Convention?
Linked casesLast updated: 16 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0056
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Hearing listedCase summary:In 2025 the government introduced VAT on private school fees. The appellants are religious private schools, their pupils, and their pupils’ parents. Was the introduction of VAT on private school fees compatible with the appellants’ right to equal treatment under Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to property under Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the Convention, and to education under Article 2 of Protocol 2 of the Convention?
Linked casesLast updated: 16 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0150
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ARBITRATION
Hearing in progressCase summary:Can the English courts grant an injunction to restrain proceedings brought under the New York Convention in a foreign court that ostensibly seek partial recognition and enforcement of a London-seated arbitral award?
Last updated: 16 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0059
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TAX
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 16 June 2026
UKSC/2020/0202
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ENVIRONMENT/PLANNING
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) Is it lawful for a planning authority in granting planning permission for a development to impose a planning condition that the developer will dedicate land within the development site to be a public highway? (2) Properly interpreted, does the planning condition in issue have that effect?
Last updated: 15 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0138
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Hearing listedCase summary:Issue 1: What is the meaning and substance of “detention at His Majesty’s pleasure”, the mandatory sentence for those who commit murder while they are children under the age of 18, as provided for by section 259 of the Sentencing Act 2020? Issue 2: Is section 128 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, which inserted sections 27A and 27B into the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, compatible with articles 5, 7, and 14 (read with article 5), of the European Convention on Human Rights?
Last updated: 15 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0063
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ARBITRATION
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:What amounts to a ‘decision’ of the trial judge for the purposes of section 68(4) of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “AA 1996”)?
Last updated: 15 June 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: 15 June 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: 15 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0178
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COMMERCIAL
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Does the obligation on the seller to pay “due compensation” in Clause 14 of the SALEFORM 2012 standard form contract entitle the buyer to loss of bargain compensation?
Last updated: 15 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0080
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FAMILY
Hearing listedCase summary:Linked casesLegal Issue
Last updated: 15 June 2026
UKSC/2026/0074
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FAMILY
Hearing listedCase summary:Linked casesLegal Issue
Last updated: 15 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0058/A
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:(1) 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? (2) What is the scope of the rule of civil procedure concerning the service of documents in intellectual property claims and the appropriate forum in relation to claims seeking licences under standard-essential patents?
Linked casesCross Appeal
Last updated: 15 June 2026
UKSC/2025/0058
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Awaiting judgmentCase 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?
Linked casesLast updated: 15 June 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: 14 June 2026
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