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UKSC/2024/0156
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INTERNATIONAL
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) Does Article 54(1) of the ICSID Convention, properly interpreted, constitute a submission to the jurisdiction by prior agreement for the purposes of section 2(2) State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA 1978”)? (2) Does section 9 of the SIA 1978 require UK courts to satisfy themselves that there exists a valid arbitration agreement, such that the appellant state was not immune from the adjudicative jurisdiction of the English courts pursuant to section 1(1) SIA?
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UKSC/2024/0155
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INTERNATIONAL
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) Did the Court of Appeal err in law by finding that Article 54(1) of the ICSID Convention, properly interpreted, constitutes a submission to the jurisdiction by prior agreement for the purposes of s2(2) State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA”). (2) (For the First Appellant only): Did Fraser J err in law by finding that there was a valid arbitration agreement between Spain and the First Respondents for the purposes of s9(1) SIA, such that Spain was not immune from the adjudicative jurisdiction of the English courts pursuant to s1(1) SIA.
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Last updated: 5 March 2026
UKSC/2026/0001
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LANDLORD AND TENANT
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Does the “main housing duty” owed under s193(2) Housing Act 1996 end automatically, or does it require a decision of the local housing authority to that effect? If a decision of the local housing authority is required, must that decision be notified to the applicant together with reasons for reaching that decision and with details of the right to request a review? If the local housing authority has not provided notification (on the assumption that there is an obligation to notify), can that breach be used as a defence by the applicant in possession proceedings?
Last updated: 5 March 2026
UKSC/2025/0186
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:In an appeal against a decision to deprive an individual of their British Citizenship under section 40 of the British Nationality Act 1981 on the ground that it is “conducive to the public good”, does the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (“SIAC”) have to take a separate approach where the deprivation decision was based on criminal conduct, particularly serious organised crime, rather than the individual’s risk to national security?
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UKSC/2025/0154
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IMMIGRATION
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:In an appeal against a decision to deprive an individual of their British Citizenship under section 40 of the British Nationality Act 1981 on the ground that it is “conducive to the public good”, does the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (“SIAC”) have to take a separate approach where the deprivation decision was based on criminal conduct, particularly serious organised crime, rather than the individual’s risk to national security?
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Last updated: 5 March 2026
UKSC/2026/0027
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 5 March 2026
UKSC/2025/0200
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase 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: 4 March 2026
UKSC/2026/0006
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EU LAW
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Under the Withdrawal Agreement, is an EU national living in the UK under the pre-settled status scheme eligible for homelessness assistance under the Housing Act 1996? In particular, does Article 13(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement empower the UK to adopt such schemes granting a right to reside “on the basis of” the Withdrawal Agreement to EU citizens who do not satisfy the conditions under Article 13(1)?
Last updated: 4 March 2026
UKSC/2026/0026
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 4 March 2026
UKSC/2026/0025
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 3 March 2026
UKSC/2026/0003
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COURT PROCEDURE
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:If a litigant pays a sum of money owed under a court order, and the court order is subsequently set aside, is the litigant entitled to interest on the sum paid? In this claim, should the respondent therefore have paid interest on the money it held from 2016-2024?
Last updated: 2 March 2026
UKSC/2026/0004
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TAX
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Are losses sustained by a taxpayer through his involvement in a gilt strip tax avoidance scheme losses for the purpose of paragraph 14A of Schedule 13 to the Finance Act 1996?
Last updated: 2 March 2026
UKSC/2025/0205
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CRIME
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland err in refusing the appellant’s applications for an extension of time within which to appeal her convictions and for leave to call witnesses and produce further evidence?
Last updated: 2 March 2026
UKSC/2025/0201
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ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:(1) Is a council’s duty to take such steps as are “reasonably practicable” to investigate nuisance under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) objective? (2) Do regulatory duties to eliminate or minimise harm caused by pollution include a duty to assess whether harm is caused by a particular form of emission? (3) Has there been a breach of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”) protections on the basis of action taken or not taken by the public authorities?
Last updated: 2 March 2026
UKSC/2025/0199
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ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING
Permission to Appeal refusedCase summary:Was it unduly burdensome for the Council to issue a caravan site licence with conditions restricting the site to three or six caravans, when the site has planning permission for 60?
Last updated: 2 March 2026
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