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UKSC/2023/0133
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IMMIGRATION
Judgment givenCase summary:If the Secretary of State withdraws an order depriving a person of citizenship because they accept that the order has made the person stateless, does this mean that the original order is of no effect and the person affected has always retained their British citizenship?
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Last updated: 26 February 2025
UKSC/2023/0165
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:If the Secretary of State withdraws an order depriving a person of citizenship because they accept that the order has made the person stateless, does this mean that the original order is of no effect and the person affected has always retained their British citizenship?
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Last updated: 26 February 2025
UKSC/2024/0044
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment givenCase summary:What is the period of ten years in which an applicant for registration as the owner of land over on the basis of adverse possession must hold the reasonable belief that they were the owner of that land under paragraph 5(4)(c) of Schedule 6 of the Land Registration Act 2002?
Last updated: 26 February 2025
UKSC/2023/0142
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TORT
Hearing listedCase summary:(1) If, in a continuous course of conduct, fiduciaries commit two or more breaches of their duty, can losses from one breach be set-off against gains from another? (2) If so, can the fiduciary and/or his dishonest assistant set-off losses against gains in this case?
Last updated: 26 February 2025
UKSC/2019/0013
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NEGLIGENCE
Judgment givenCase summary:See judgment
Last updated: 25 February 2025
UKSC/2025/0033
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 25 February 2025
UKSC/2018/0194
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IMMIGRATION
Judgment givenCase summary:Is notice to an applicant of revocation of a sponsor’s licence in respect of his or her Tier 2 (General) Migrant application required as a matter of procedural fairness?
Last updated: 24 February 2025
UKSC/2025/0032
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 24 February 2025
UKSC/2018/0100
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ARBITRATION
Judgment givenCase summary:When should an arbitrator make disclosure of circumstances which may give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality?
Last updated: 24 February 2025
UKSC/2024/0061
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INTERNATIONAL
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:When a State seeks to appeal a finding that it is not immune from suit under the State Immunity Act 1978, is granted permission to appeal, and then fails to attend the appeal hearing, is the appeal court permitted to dismiss the appeal for non-appearance, or is it obliged to determine the issue in the State’s absence? What is the correct approach for determining whether a State is immune from claims brought by persons employed in an administrative role in a diplomatic mission?
Last updated: 24 February 2025
UKSC/2010/0101
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Judgment givenCase summary:Whether there is an obligation to conduct an Article 2 ECHR-compliant inquest into deaths and subsequent investigations which occurred before the commencement of the Human Rights Act 1998; and whether the decision in Re McKerr should be overruled in the light of the Grand Chamber decision in Silih v Slovenia.
Last updated: 21 February 2025
UKSC/2019/0193
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CONSTITUTIONS
Judgment givenCase summary:1) Whether the challenge to the decision of the Prime Minister to advise Her Majesty the Queen to prorogue Parliament is justiciable in the courts. 2) Whether the appeal is in any event academic, given Parliamentary sittings before the UK’s exit from the EU on 31 October 2019? 3) If the appeal is justiciable, whether the Prime Minister’s advice was lawful.
Last updated: 21 February 2025
UKSC/2022/0038
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NEGLIGENCE
Judgment givenCase summary:Can an individual make a claim for psychiatric injury caused by witnessing the death or other horrifying event of a close relative as a result of earlier clinical negligence?
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Last updated: 21 February 2025
UKSC/2022/0133
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EMPLOYMENT
Judgment givenCase summary:Was the CA wrong to find that Tesco was entitled to terminate certain employment contracts which included an entitlement to "Retained Pay", described as "permanent", and offer re-engagement on terms without Retained Pay (the so-called "fire and re-hire" mechanism)?
Last updated: 21 February 2025
UKSC/2018/0191
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment givenCase summary:The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc (the "Trustee") is trustee of notes with a nominal value of USD 3bn carrying interest of 5 per cent per annum (the "Notes"). The Trustee has applied for summary judgment of its claim against Ukraine for non-payment of the sums due under the Notes. The Supreme Court is asked to decide whether Ukraine should be permitted to defend the claim at trial. The appeals raise the following issues: (i) Did Ukraine have the capacity to issue the Notes or to ensure into the ancillary contracts? (ii) Were the Notes issued or the ancillary contracts entered into without authority? (iii) Can Ukraine maintain that it was entitled to avoid the Notes for duress exerted by the Russian Federation?(iv) Can Ukraine maintain that non-payment of the sums due under the Notes is a lawful countermeasure?
Last updated: 21 February 2025
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