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We are the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Supreme Court hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.
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- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Respondent) v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Appellant)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
7 April 2025
Lord Hodge,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards,
Lady Simler
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.
- Marie Henri Dominique Galea (Appellant) v The Assessment Review Committee and another (Respondents) (Mauritius)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
8 April 2025
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose,
Dame Philippa Whipple
Was a Société, in which the appellant was a partner, engaged in a business within the meaning of the Income Tax Act 1995?
- MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA (Appellant) v Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co KG MS “MSC Flaminia” (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
9 April 2025
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows
1. On its true construction, does the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 (‘1976 Convention’) permit a charterer to limit its liability to an owner for a claim concerning loss originally suffered by the owner itself? 2. On their true construction, what is the scope of Article 2.1(a), (e) and (f), 1976 Convention?
- Glasgow City Council (Respondent) v X (Appellant) (AP) (Scotland)
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
9 April 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lady Simler
Whether temporary (interim) accommodation provided by local authorities pursuant to the duty at section 29 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (the “1987 Act”) must meet the specific needs of individual members of the household in order to be suitable for the purposes of section 29(3) of the 1987 Act and article 4(b) of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014 (the “2014 Order”).
- Donovan and another (Respondents) v Prescott Place Freeholder Limited and others (Appellants)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
9 April 2025
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose
Does a notice served by tenants to a landlord under section 12B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (“LTA 1987”) and/or an order issued under section 19 of the LTA 1987 confer to the tenants a proprietary interest in the property the subject of the notice or order? In proceedings to give effect to the service of a section 12B notice and/or the issuance of a section 19 order, when does the assertion by a third party of a beneficial interest in the property the subject of the notice or order constitute an abuse of process? Can a beneficial owner of a property which is subject to a section 12B notice and/or section 19 order be injuncted from disposing of the property other than in accordance with the notice and/or order?
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