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UK Supreme Court
Hearing
18 November 2025
AXA Insurance UK PLC and another (Appellants) v Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Respondents)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards
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”)?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
20 November 2025
R v BDN (Appellant)
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards
(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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UKSC/2025/0079 R v ABJ (Appellant)
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UK Supreme Court
Hearing
10 December 2025
Dairy UK Ltd (Respondent) v Oatly AB (Appellant)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens
Was the Court of Appeal wrong to hold that Oatly AB could not validly register POST MILK GENERATION as a trade mark as this was prohibited under Article 78(2) and Part III of Annex VII of EU Regulation 1308/2013?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
3 February 2026
Orsted West of Duddon Sands (UK) Limited and others (Respondents) v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Appellant)
Whether expenditure incurred on studies used to inform the development of wind farms falls within the scope of “qualifying expenditure” for the purposes of the Capital Allowances Act 2001.
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
27 April 2026
Tesla, Inc and another (Appellants) v Interdigital Patent Holdings and others (Respondents)
Do the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction to determine disputes as to what licence terms are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory at the request of an implementor rather than a patent owner, where the licence is offered by an intermediary as part of a pool or platform of patents?