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UKSC/2024/0089
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FAMILY
Judgment given[2025] UKSC 26Case summary:When does non-matrimonial property become matrimonial property in the context of financial remedy proceedings, and how should the sharing principle be applied to such property?
Last updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2009/0184
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FAMILY
Judgment given[2009] UKSC 17Case summary:The case concerns the proper approach to deciding who has been responsible for harming a child in proceedings taken to protect that child, and others in the family, from harm and the consequences of such a decision.
Last updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2009/0070
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment given[2009] UKSC 6Case summary:Whether the Respondent is entitled to assess the fairness of certain charges made by the Appellants under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations 1999.
Last updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2009/0050
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment given[2010] UKSC 8Case summary:Whether the decision in Runa Begum v Tower Hamlets London Borough Council (that the review procedure involved in decisions offering homeless persons accommodation was compatible with article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights) applies to a determination where the reviewing officer determines a simple issue of primary fact.
Last updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2025/0070
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CRIME
Judgment given[2026] UKSC 28Case summary:Did the Court of Appeal err in its interpretation and application of section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (“DVCVA”)?
Last updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2025/0094
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INSOLVENCY
Judgment given[2026] UKSC 29Case summary:Can a bankruptcy petition be founded on a foreign judgment which has not been ‘recognised’ in England and Wales?
Linked casesLast updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2025/0081
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LANDLORD AND TENANT
Judgment scheduled[2026] UKSC 33Case summary:In what circumstances can a party to a contract recover damages for a breach of that contract in respect of losses that were sustained not by the contracting party itself but by its subsidiary?
Last updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2009/0168
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PRIVACY AND INFORMATION
Judgment given[2010] UKSC 3Case summary:What is the correct approach to the application of the public interest balancing test which lies at the heart of the both the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000?
Last updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2026/0074
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FAMILY
Judgment given[2026] UKSC 32Case summary:Can the views of a child be taken into account when considering whether the defence under Article 13(b) of the Hague Convention 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“the Convention”) is made out? Were the Inner House correct to override the Outer House’s decision as to whether the child concerned should be returned?
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Last updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2026/0080
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FAMILY
Judgment given[2026] UKSC 32Case summary:Can the views of a child be taken into account when considering whether the defence under Article 13(b) of the Hague Convention 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“the Convention”) is made out? Were the Inner House correct to override the Outer House’s decision as to whether the child concerned should be returned?
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Last updated: 10 September 2026
UKSC/2025/0138
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Awaiting judgmentCase 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: 9 September 2026
UKSC/2025/0164
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:What is the correct test the courts should adopt when applying the “Ouster Principle” in the context of determining whether a purported easement is capable of forming the subject matter of a grant (and therefore valid)?
Last updated: 9 September 2026
UKSC/2009/0120
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IMMIGRATION
Judgment given[2009] UKSC 16Case summary:Whether an individual seeking entry clearance can rely on maintenance or support supplied by a third party; that is a person other than the immigrant themselves or their sponsor.
Linked casesLast updated: 9 September 2026
UKSC/2009/0116
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IMMIGRATION
Judgment given[2009] UKSC 16Case summary:(1) Is the 'maintenance' criterion in paragraph 281(v) of the Immigration Rules to be regarded as satisfied where a third party, as opposed to the applicant and/or the relevant sponsor, undertakes to provide ongoing financial support to the party seeking entry clearance? (2) Does article 8 and/or article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights require that: (i) an exception be provided to paragraph 281(v) where the spouse (who is also the sponsor) of the party seeking entry is unable to work due to disability; or (ii) the rule that the parties must be able to maintain themselves from their own funds be relaxed to allow such parties to rely upon third party funding for maintenance?
Linked casesLast updated: 9 September 2026
UKSC/2025/0034
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EU LAW
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:Absent a contrary agreement, does section 13 of the State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA”) prevent an arbitral tribunal from awarding (i) an injunction, and (ii) equitable damages, against a State for its breach of an equitable obligation to arbitrate? Can an arbitral tribunal award equitable compensation against a State for such a breach?
Linked casesLast updated: 9 September 2026
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