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1399 Cases

• UKSC/2024/0108

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  ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING

  C G Fry & Son Limited (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (formerly known as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) and another (Respondents)
  Awaiting Judgment
  Case summary:

  (1) Does Regulation 63 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (“the Habitats Regulations”) require an “appropriate assessment” to be undertaken before a local planning authority decides to discharge conditions requiring the approval of reserved matters in a grant of outline planning permission for that development? (2) What is the effect of a grant of outline planning permission, and what is the impact on that grant of a policy adopted by the government and a change of scientific advice bearing on the application of that policy?”

  Last updated: 15 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0108

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  COURT PROCEDURE

  Leadingway Consultants Limited (Respondent) v Saab (Appellant)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  How should a court exercise its discretion to set aside a default judgment where an identical claim is proceeding against a second defendant?

  Last updated: 15 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0095

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  BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS

  White (Appellant) v Alder and another (Respondents)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  Did the Court of Appeal err in holding that: (1) A boundary agreement binds successors in title by the agreement itself and without an additional event such as adverse possession or subsequent estoppel; (2) A boundary agreement bound a successor-in-title who had no prior knowledge of the agreement.

  Last updated: 15 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0013/A

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  In the matter of an application by Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, Brigid Hughes and Lynda McManus for Judicial Review (Appellants) No 2
  Hearing listed
  Case 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 cases

  UKSC/2025/0013 In the matter of an application by Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, Brigid Hughes and Lynda McManus for Judicial Review (Respondents)

  Cross Appeal

  Last updated: 15 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0013

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  In the matter of an application by Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, Brigid Hughes and Lynda McManus for Judicial Review (Respondents)
  Hearing listed
  Case 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 cases

  UKSC/2025/0013/A In the matter of an application by Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, Brigid Hughes and Lynda McManus for Judicial Review (Appellants) No 2

  Cross Appeal

  Last updated: 15 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0161

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  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  Pfizer Limited and others (Appellants) v ModernaTX, Inc (a company incorporated under the the laws of the state of Delaware, USA) and others (Respondents)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  Was Moderna’s patent relating to Covid-19 vaccines invalid, or was the information within the patent already within the public domain and therefore not patentable?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2025/0160 BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH (a company incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany) and another (Appellants) v Moderna TX Inc (a company incorporated under the the laws of the state of Delaware, USA) and others (Respondents)

  Legal Issue

  Last updated: 14 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0160

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  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH (a company incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany) and another (Appellants) v Moderna TX Inc (a company incorporated under the the laws of the state of Delaware, USA) and others (Respondents)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  Was Moderna’s patent relating to Covid-19 vaccines invalid, or was the information within the patent already within the public domain and therefore not patentable?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2025/0161 Pfizer Limited and others (Appellants) v ModernaTX, Inc (a company incorporated under the the laws of the state of Delaware, USA) and others (Respondents)

  Legal Issue

  Last updated: 14 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0141

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  FAMILY

  In the matter of F (A Child) (Habitual Residence)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  Was F, a child, habitually resident in England and Wales at the relevant time such that the father’s retention of F in this jurisdiction was wrongful?

  Last updated: 14 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0155

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  LANDLORD AND TENANT

  Laidley (by his Litigation Friend, The Official Solicitor) (Appellant) v Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  (1) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to hold that there is no generally applicable duty upon a judge to disclose advice, information or evaluative assistance provided by an assessor appointed under s114(7) Equality Act 2010? (2) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to conclude that the assessor had the skill and experience necessary to assist the court on the matters identified by the County Court judge in his judgment? (3) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to find that the decisions of the courts below were not wrong or unjust because of a serious procedural or other irregularity?

  Last updated: 14 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0130

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  IMMIGRATION

  AAZA (Yemen) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  Does the Appellant’s removal to China breach the UK’s obligations to persons entitled to humanitarian protection? Does the Respondent have the burden of proof to show the safety of return to China including re-entry and the risk of refoulment to Yemen? Was the risk of refoulment from China to Yemen a readily discernible and obvious point so that the Appellant was entitled to raise it for the first time on appeal?

  Last updated: 14 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0166

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  FAMILY

  A (Appellant) v The Principal Reporter and others (Respondents)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  Did the Inner House err in finding that a children’s hearing acted lawfully in determining that the child’s father was not a “relevant person”, as defined in the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Review of Contact Directions and Definition of Relevant Person) Order 2013 (“the 2013 Order”)?

  Last updated: 14 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0042

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  DEVOLUTION

  A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998
  Hearing listed
  Case summary:

  Does the Minister of Health for Northern Ireland have the power to revise the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice (“the Code”) so that persons aged 16 and over who lack capacity to make decisions about their care and treatment can give valid consent to their confinement through the expression of their wishes and feelings?

  Last updated: 14 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0094

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  INSOLVENCY

  Valeriy Ernestovich Drelle (Respondent) v Servis-Terminal LLC (In Liquidation in the Russian Federation) (Appellant)
  Permission to Appeal granted
  Case summary:

  Can a bankruptcy petition be founded on a foreign judgment which has not been recognised in England and Wales?

  Last updated: 14 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0110

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  TAX

  Beard (Appellant) v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondent)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  How should a court determine whether a corporate distribution is a “dividend of a capital nature” for the purposes of s.402(4) of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (“ITTOIA”)?

  Last updated: 13 October 2025

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• UKSC/2025/0106

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  IMMIGRATION

  R (on the application of Chowdhury) (Appellant) v The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and another (Respondents)
  Permission to Appeal refused
  Case summary:

  (1) Where the High Court’s jurisdiction for judicial review of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) is not excluded by Section 11A of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, can it nevertheless refuse permission on the basis that the claim has no prospect of success? (2) Does section 117B(4) of the Nationality and Immigration Asylum Act 2002 extend to adult dependent relatives?

  Last updated: 13 October 2025

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