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UKSC/2025/0079
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CRIME
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:(1) Do the terms of s.12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (“the TA”) represent a disproportionate interference with the appellants’ rights under article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”)? In the event that they do, is it possible to read down the terms of the offence to render them compatible? (2) What is the mental element in relation to the offence under s.12(1A)
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Last updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2025/0059
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CRIME
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:(1) Do the terms of s.12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (“the TA”) represent a disproportionate interference with the appellants’ rights under article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”)? In the event that they do, is it possible to read down the terms of the offence to render them compatible? (2) What is the mental element in relation to the offence under s.12(1A)?
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Last updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2025/0005
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EU LAW
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Was the Court of Appeal correct to hold that (A) whether the claims are time-barred has not been finally determined in the Prudential test case, and should be determined in the present proceedings by applying the law as it stands now (“Limitation Issue”); (B) GREA is not entitled to a claim in restitution for payment of unlawful advance corporation tax utilised against lawful tax or repaid before the issue of its claim (“Set-off Issue”); and (C) by 1 April 2010, the Appellants had not pleaded a claim in restitution for the recovery of unlawful tax paid as a result of their inability to offset unused double taxation relief credit (“Pleading Issue”)?
Last updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2024/0135
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CRIME
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Does the power of the Magistrates’ Court to ‘vary or rescind’ a sentence or order under Article 158A of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 include the power to make a new sentence or other order independent of and additional to a previous sentence or order of that court?
Last updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2024/0130
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COMMERCIAL
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:In relation to a contract based on the 2016 edition of the JCT Design and Build Contract, whether – properly construed – a right to terminate under clause 8.9.3 must first have accrued before a contractor can have any right to terminate under clause 8.9.4.
Last updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2025/0043
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:(1) Was it procedurally unfair for the Secretary of State for the Home Department to deprive Mr Kolicaj of his British citizenship without affording him an opportunity to make representations? (2) Did the Court of Appeal act in excess of jurisdiction by quashing the deprivation order made against Mr Kolicaj?
Last updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2025/0002
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NEGLIGENCE
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Does the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 entitle the relatives of a deceased person to claim damages following his death from asbestos-related mesothelioma, notwithstanding the prior settlement of a separate claim brought by the deceased for other asbestos-related injuries?
Last updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2025/0042
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DEVOLUTION
Awaiting JudgmentCase 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: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2025/0013/A
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Awaiting JudgmentCase 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.
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UKSC/2025/0013
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Awaiting JudgmentCase 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: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2024/0076
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TORT
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) When is a former director of a company liable as an intermeddler? (2) Is the original transfer of Shares to the Company subject to an unpaid vendor’s lien? (3) Is the quantum of equitable compensation for misappropriated property to be ascertained by reference to the date of misappropriation or the date of judgment? (4) Which party bears the burden for proving that the claimant has or has not suffered loss on a counterfactual scenario?
Last updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2024/0075
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TORT
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) When is a former director of a company liable as an intermeddler? (2) Is the original transfer of Shares to the Company subject to an unpaid vendor’s lien? (3) Is the quantum of equitable compensation for misappropriated property to be ascertained by reference to the date of misappropriation or the date of judgment? (4) Which party bears the burden for proving that the claimant has or has not suffered loss on a counterfactual scenario?
Linked casesLast updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2024/0048
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TAX
Judgment givenCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err: (i) in its conclusions as to the objective and correct interpretation of the legislation applicable to determining whether the Trust was a taxable person for the purposes of value added tax (“VAT”). (ii) in its understanding of the facts that need to be proved in order to determine whether there is a significant distortion of competition under the applicable legislation.
Last updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2024/0088
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CRIME
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether as a matter of law upon the proper construction of the LIBOR and EURIBOR definitions: (a) if a LIBOR or EURIBOR submission is influenced by trading advantage, it is for that reason not a genuine or honest answer to the question posed by the definitions; and (b) the submission must be an assessment of the single cheapest rate at which the panel bank, or a prime bank, respectively, could borrow at the time of submission, rather than a selection from within a range of borrowing rates.
Linked casesLast updated: 3 December 2025
UKSC/2024/0058
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CRIME
Judgment givenCase summary:As certified by the Court of Appeal: in a jury trial, is the construction of a defence statement provided under Part 1 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 a question of law for the trial judge?
Linked casesLast updated: 3 December 2025
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