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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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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- Gatwick Investment Limited and others (Appellants) v Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
11 February 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows
Whether ‘furlough’ payments made under the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme fall to be deducted from the amount payable in insurance claims for business interruption losses suffered by companies as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Linked cases
- Skatteforvaltningen (The Danish Customs and Tax Administration) (Appellant) v MCML Ltd (previously known as ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd) (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
11 February 2026
Lord Sales,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty
The scope of the doctrine of issue estoppel.
- Avaria Niles (Respondent) v Judicial and Legal Service Commission and another (Appellants) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
16 February 2026
Lord Sales,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Burrows,
Lady Simler,
Lord Justice Colton
Did the Court of Appeal err in holding that a claim for judicial review was available to the Respondent and that the statutory scheme governing disciplinary proceedings did not provide an effective alternative remedy for her jurisdictional complaint?
- Carleen McFarlane (Appellant) v General Legal Council (Respondent) (Jamaica)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
17 February 2026
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Richards,
Lady Simler
Did an attorney’s conduct of refunding the deposit in full solely to a co-client as co-purchaser following the cancellation of a sale agreement amount to a breach of Canon IV(s) of the Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules 1978? If so, what is the appropriate sanction and what rules of due process apply to disciplinary proceedings?
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10 February 2026
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5 February 2026
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LATEST JUDGMENTS
11 February 2026
Dairy UK Ltd (Respondent) v Oatly AB (Appellant)- Emotional Perception AI Limited (Appellant) v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (Respondent)
21 January 2026
Lewis-Ranwell (Respondent) v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others (Appellants) No 2- Lewis-Ranwell (Respondent) v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others (Appellants)
- Lewis-Ranwell (Respondent) v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others (Appellants) No 3