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R v Perry [2025] UKSC 17

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Ms Perry was convicted of collecting information useful to a terrorist. She appealed arguing the trial judge misconstrued her defence statement. The Supreme Court held the interpretation was a question of fact, found no error, and dismissed the appeal against concurrent findings of fact. Background The appellant, Fionnghuale Perry, was convicted of collecting or making […]…

For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16

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The UK Supreme Court ruled that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex only, not sex as modified by a Gender Recognition Certificate under the Gender Recognition Act 2004. A trans woman with a GRC is not a ‘woman’ for EA 2010 purposes. The Scottish Ministers’ guidance was declared unlawful. Background For Women […]…

Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Rev1) [2025] UKSC 15

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Parents of two deceased children sought discharge of injunctions preventing them from naming clinicians involved in their children’s end-of-life care. The Supreme Court dismissed the NHS Trusts’ appeal, holding that after proceedings end, clinicians must assert their own privacy rights rather than relying on trusts to do so on their behalf. Background This appeal concerned […]…

MSC Flaminia [2025] UKSC 14

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A charterer (MSC) sought to limit liability under the 1976 Convention for claims by the shipowner (Conti) following an explosion on the MSC Flaminia. The Supreme Court held charterers can limit liability for owner claims but only permitted limitation for cargo discharge/decontamination costs under article 2.1(e). Background MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA (‘MSC’), a container […]…

Glasgow City Council v X (Scotland) [2025] UKSC 13

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A homeless family with an autistic son was provided a four-bedroom interim flat instead of the five-bedroom property their needs assessment recommended. The Supreme Court held that the interim housing duty requires local authorities to ‘take into account’ household needs, not necessarily to meet them all, unlike the stricter permanent accommodation duty. Background The appellant […]…

R v Layden [2025] UKSC 12

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The Supreme Court held that failure to comply with the arraignment time limit in section 8(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 does not deprive the Crown Court of jurisdiction to retry a defendant. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Llewellyn was overruled, and the respondent’s murder conviction was restored. Background On 11 April 2013, […]…

R (on the application of The Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2025] UKSC 11

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A local council’s standing order restricting voting on a deferred planning application to committee members who attended the earlier meeting was challenged as unlawful. The Supreme Court held the standing order was within the council’s power to regulate its proceedings under the Local Government Act 1972. Background The case concerned a planning application by Old […]…

Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd [2025] UKSC 10

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Former fiduciaries sought to introduce a ‘but for’ causation test to the equitable duty to account for unauthorised profits, arguing they would have earned the same profits without breaching fiduciary duties. The Supreme Court unanimously declined to depart from established House of Lords authority, holding the profit rule serves a vital prophylactic purpose. Background The […]…

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) v Costantine [2025] UKSC 9

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A former administrative employee of the Saudi Embassy brought discrimination and harassment claims. The Supreme Court held the Court of Appeal erred by dismissing the Embassy’s immunity appeal without considering its duty under section 1(2) of the State Immunity Act 1978, but ultimately found no immunity applied given the employee’s purely administrative role. Background Mrs […]…

JR123 (Judicial Review Application) [2025] UKSC 8

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JR123 challenged the Northern Ireland rehabilitation of offenders scheme under Article 8 ECHR, arguing that convictions for serious offences should not be permanently excluded from becoming ‘spent’. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the category-based legislative scheme falls within the state’s margin of appreciation and is compatible with Article 8. Facts The appellant, […]…

Brown v Ridley [2025] UKSC 7

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The Ridleys sought registration of disputed land adjacent to their property based on adverse possession under the Land Registration Act 2002. The Supreme Court resolved an ambiguity in Schedule 6, holding that reasonable belief in ownership need only persist for ten years within the adverse possession period, not until the application date. Facts Mr and […]…

N3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 6

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N3 and ZA appealed against deprivation of British citizenship orders made against E3 and N3 on national security grounds. The Supreme Court held that once SIAC determined the orders would render them stateless, the individuals must be treated as having retained British citizenship throughout, meaning ZA was a British citizen at birth. Facts E3 and […]…

Nasir v Zavarco Plc [2025] UKSC 5

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Tan Sri Nasir disputed whether he owed €36 million for shares in Zavarco Plc after obtaining a declaratory judgment confirming the shares were unpaid. The Supreme Court held that the doctrine of merger, which extinguishes causes of action upon judgment, does not apply to purely declaratory judgments, allowing Zavarco to pursue subsequent payment claims. Facts […]…

El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4

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Invest Bank sought to enforce judgments against Mr El-Husseini, alleging he arranged transfers of valuable properties owned by his companies to his sons to defeat creditors. The Supreme Court held that section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies to such arrangements, even where the debtor does not personally own the transferred assets. Facts Invest […]…

El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America [2025] UKSC 3

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Mr El-Khouri, a UK/Lebanese dual national, faced US extradition for alleged insider dealing using confidential information to trade CFDs from the UK. The Supreme Court allowed his appeal, ruling the conduct occurred outside the US, failing the double criminality test as UK insider dealing laws would not apply extraterritorially in corresponding circumstances. Facts Mr Joseph […]…

Royal Bank of Canada v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2025] UKSC 2

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Royal Bank of Canada received payments from BP linked to North Sea oil production under an arrangement originally made with Sulpetro. HMRC sought to tax these payments under the UK/Canada Double Taxation Convention. The Supreme Court held the payments were not taxable by the UK as they did not constitute consideration for a ‘right to […]…

The Father v Worcestershire County Council [2025] UKSC 1 29

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A father sought habeas corpus to release his children from foster care under a care order. The Supreme Court held the children were not detained, as they lived in ordinary domestic settings. Furthermore, habeas corpus was inappropriate where statutory remedies of appeal or discharge application existed to challenge the care order. Facts The appellant father […]…

Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others No 2 [2026] UKSC 2

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Mr Lewis-Ranwell, suffering from severe paranoid schizophrenia, killed three men during a psychotic episode. Found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, he sued healthcare providers for negligence, seeking compensation for detention and other losses. The Supreme Court held the illegality defence barred his civil claims. Facts Alexander Lewis-Ranwell had a history of schizophrenia […]…

Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2026] UKSC 1

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Providence Building Services terminated its construction contract with Hexagon Housing Association after repeated late payments. The Supreme Court held that a contractor cannot terminate under clause 8.9.4 for repeated default unless a right to terminate had previously accrued under clause 8.9.3. The appeal was allowed. Facts Providence Building Services Ltd (the Contractor) and Hexagon Housing […]…

Diarra v FIFA – Lassana Diarra Case

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The case concerns Lassana Diarra, a professional football player, and his dispute with FIFA regarding the transfer system and its compatibility with EU law. …

Barclays v Quincecare

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Barclays Bank plc v Quincecare Ltd [1992] 4 All ER 363 – Landmark case establishing the …

Philipp v Barclays – Case Summary

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Case summary of Philipp vs Barclays concerning Quincecare duty and economic losses due to forex manipulation….

USA v Julian Assange

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The grand jury returned an indictment, holding that Assange knowingly accessed a U.S. Government computer system illegally, exceeding his authorised access to obtain classified information regarding U.S. national security…

Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority – 2012 Case Summary

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Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was accused of sexual offences in Sweden in August 2010. From 2012, he sought refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden….

Alexander v Mercouris

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A case examining the liability of parties under contract law, particularly in the realm of services that have been promised but subsequently not rendered….

O’Neill vs Dominick Healy & Sons

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A legal discourse on the liability of an employer for psychological injuries suffered by an employee due to work-related stress….

Ford and Owen v FCA

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The case concerns the regulatory action taken by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against two defendants for their role in the failure of Keydata Investment Services Ltd….

Ivey v Genting Casinos (Crockfords Club) – Case Summary

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In Ivey v Genting Casinos professional gambler Phil Ivey visited Crockfords Club, a casino in London, and played a game of Punto Banco, a form of baccarat….

PGA Tour v Martin – Case Summary

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PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin was a significant case in the realm of sports law and disability rights. Casey Martin, a professional golfer, suffered from a degenerative circulatory disorder that impeded his ability to walk golf courses….

ASBL v Bosman (Bosman Ruling) – Case Summary

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The Bosman ruling significantly changed the landscape of football transfers, making it easier for players to move between clubs and countries in the EU….

European Super League vs UEFA

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In response to financial pressures, 12 major football clubs across Europe announced their intention to create a breakaway tournament named the European Super League (ESL) in April 2021….

Rex v Entain Plc

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The case deals with the allegations and subsequent considerations of violations of the gambling legislations and regulations by Entain PLC and their eventual DPA with HMRC….

R v Couzens 2021

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Case summary and sentencing remarks from R v Couzens – the case concerns an off-duty police officer who committed the rape and murder of Sarah Everard….

Miller v Prime Minister 2019

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This case concerns the conglomeration of two appeals, one from the High Court of England and Wales and one from the Inner House of the Court of Session in Scotland. …

Ball v Johnson – 2019

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The applicant brought a crowd-funded private prosecution against the proposed defendant, a sitting Member of Parliament, former Mayor of London and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson….

Swain v Natui Ram Puri

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The defendant’s owned a defunct factory, around which they had erected a seven foot-fence topped with barbed wire. There was however a small section of the fence at which the barbed wire was missing….

Leakey v National Trust

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The claimant built two houses at the foot of a large hill on the defendant’s land. Over a long period of time, soil and rubble had continuously, but slowly, fallen from the mound onto the claimant’s properties, and onto their land, as a result of the natural process of erosion….

Roe v Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)

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The case of Roe v Wade is perhaps one of the most famous US Supreme Court decisions to date. Decided in the early 70s,…..

Negligence Duty Of Care Cases | Tort Law Cases

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Example cases from English tort law covering negligence and duty of care, and economic loss….

Silverstein v Keynetics, Inc

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Silverstein v Keynetics, Inc., and Click Sales., Inc, No. 17-15176 (9th Cir. 2016), United States District Court, Northern California…

Stilk v Myrick 1809 – Case Summary

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Performance of an existing duty is no consideration. Stilk v Myrick is a case that was decided over 200 years ago but nonetheless the principle that it developed remains a core feature of the law of contract and more particularly that of consideration….