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UKSC/2022/0149
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NEGLIGENCE
Judgment givenCase summary:In each of the appeals, is it arguable that the local authority Appellant owed the Respondent (a minor at the relevant times) a common law duty of care to protect them from harm on the basis that the Respondent had assumed responsibility to protect them from such harm?
Linked casesLast updated: 9 April 2026
UKSC/2022/0148
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NEGLIGENCE
Judgment givenCase summary:In each of the appeals, is it arguable that the local authority Appellant owed the Respondent (a minor at the relevant times) a common law duty of care to protect them from harm on the basis that the Respondent had assumed responsibility to protect them from such harm?
Linked casesLast updated: 9 April 2026
UKSC/2021/0130
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FAMILY
Judgment givenCase summary:Should the court have granted the wife permission to apply for financial relief pursuant to Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984?
Last updated: 9 April 2026
UKSC/2025/0069
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TAX
Judgment scheduledCase summary:Do costs incurred on surveys and studies during the development of windfarms qualify for capital allowances under section 11(4) Capital Allowances Act 2001?
Last updated: 9 April 2026
UKSC/2022/0135
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TORT
Judgment givenCase summary:This case is about whether the Court of Appeal was correct to strike out a defamation claim as an abuse of process. The UKSC is asked to decide: Whether a foreign criminal conviction which a claimant did not have a full opportunity to contest was a relevant factor in showing that English proceedings which require determination of the same issues as those before the foreign criminal court are an abuse of process? Are prior press publications of defamatory allegations admissible evidence of bad reputation in this context if such publications have taken place some months prior to the publication complained of and are uncontradicted by a successful claim for libel? Can potential difficulties which the Respondent may have in proving the truth of the allegations which it had published about the conduct of the Appellant some 50 years ago be a relevant factor supporting a finding of abuse? Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that a combination of partial aspects of the Hunter and Jameel abuse jurisdictions, none of which necessarily amount to abuse on its own, can properly ground a finding of abuse of process?
Last updated: 9 April 2026
UKSC/2025/0178
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COMMERCIAL
Hearing listedCase 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: 8 April 2026
UKSC/2023/0006
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:Under section 13(1) of the Inquiries Act 2005, can a minister only suspend a public inquiry where they take the view that it is necessary for the completion of an investigation or civil or criminal proceedings?
Last updated: 8 April 2026
UKSC/2022/0183
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TAX
Judgment givenCase summary:This case concerns s. 1219 of the Corporation Tax Act ("CTA") 2009 which enables a company with an investment business to deduct the expenses of management of that business in calculating its profits for the purpose of determining its liability to corporation tax. The first issue is what is the correct way to identify expenses of management of an investment business which are of "a capital nature" and therefore excluded from corporation tax deductions. The second issue is whether the disputed expenses in question in this case were "expenses of a capital nature".
Last updated: 8 April 2026
UKSC/2022/0181
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PUBLIC LAW/HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:1) Does Article 6(1) ECHR apply to QX's challenge to the Temporary Exclusion Order ("TEO") placed upon him by the SSHD? Did the first instance Judge err in law in holding that QX was not entitled to disclosure of the kind described in AF (No 3) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKHL 28; [2012] 2 AC 269 ("AF No. 3") in relation to his challenge to the SSHD's determination of Conditions A and B when imposing the TEO?2) What is the role of the Court in determining a challenge to the SSHD's decision to impose a TEO? Does the Court of Appeal have the power to make the factual assessment of terrorist-related activity for itself, or is it limited to an administrative review of the decision made by the SSHD?
Last updated: 8 April 2026
UKSC/2022/0172
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment givenCase summary:Where a contractual force majeure clause contains a proviso requiring the party which is affected by force majeure to exercise reasonable endeavours to overcome it, can the proviso require the affected party to agree to accept a non-contractual performance?
Last updated: 7 April 2026
UKSC/2025/0200
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:The lawfulness of an out of borough placement made available to a homeless applicant. In particular: Does the scope of an appeal to the County Court under section 204 of the Housing Act 1996 include a breach of the duty under section 208(2) and (4) to notify the host borough of an out of borough placement? In circumstances where a housing applicant cannot be accommodated with their district, what is the extent of the local authority’s obligation under section 208 to secure accommodation that is as close as reasonably practicable to the applicant’s former home?
Last updated: 3 April 2026
UKSC/2026/0041
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TORT
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 2 April 2026
UKSC/2026/0011
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TAX
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:When a taxpayer appeals against an HMRC penalty on the basis that the underlying tax claimed is not owed, does the burden rest on the taxpayer to prove that he or she is not liable to pay the underlying tax?
Last updated: 1 April 2026
UKSC/2026/0010
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Is a person “intentionally homeless” for the purposes of section 191 Housing Act 1996 in circumstances where they are served with a landlord’s notice to vacate and subsequently decline an offer of accommodation from the local authority?
Last updated: 1 April 2026
UKSC/2024/0114
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment givenCase summary:Did the terms of an agreement between the Appellant and a third-party (the “Appointed Representative Agreement” or “ARA”), which prohibited the third-party from dealing with Retail Clients, also limit the Appellant’s liability for acts and omissions from the third-party conducting business with Retail Clients?
Last updated: 1 April 2026
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