UK Law Weekly
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UK Law Weekly
A weekly podcast on recent legal decisions and news.
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Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd [2025] UKSC 33
The motor finance dispute came to a head in this case before the Supreme Court. Thousands of drivers waited to see if they too could make a claim.
Wathen-Fayed v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] UKSC 32
How close can you build a crematorium to someone's home? In this case, the Supreme Court considers where the measurement should be taken from.
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D.E.L.T.A. Merseyside Ltd v Uber Britannia Ltd [2025] UKSC 31
Uber heads to court to seek clarity over the contracts that they have with customers.
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Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2025] UKSC 30
How oppressive can sanctions against an individual be before the courts will intervene?
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R v Hayes & Palombo [2025] UKSC 29
The LIBOR scandal rocked the financial world in 2012 but, as this case shows, not everything was as it seems.
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Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd [2025] UKSC 28
What sort of liability should a dishonest assistant have when a fiduciary has breached their duty?
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Department for Business and Trade v The Information Commissioner [2025] UKSC 27
A dispute over a freedom of information request prompted the Supreme Court to consider how qualified exemptions are used by public bodies.
Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26
How do the courts distinguish between matrimonial and non-matrimonial property during divorce cases?
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Iconix Luxembourg Holdings v Dream Pairs Europe Inc [2025] UKSC 25
How do the courts assess similarities between trademarks and the potential for confusion amongst members of the public?
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Commissioners for HMRC v Dolphin Drilling Ltd [2025] UKSC 24
Drilling for oil in the North Sea raised legal questions about corporation tax deductions.
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Andrysiewicz v Circuit Court in Lodz [2025] UKSC 23
To what extent should UK judges anticipate the decisions of foreign courts when considering extradition requests?
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Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc [2025] UKSC 22
The law steps in to protect vulnerable people if they agree to act as a guarantor for another person's loan, but what happens when the loan is also fo...
URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21
Eight years after the Grenfell Tower fire, the Supreme Court examines who has responsibility for making repairs to defective buildings.
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Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority [2025] UKSC 20
Wild campers took on landowners in this landmark case about access to the countryside.
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U3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 19
The Supreme Court returns to the issue of the deprivation of citizenship and the role of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
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Bilta (UK) Ltd v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2025] UKSC 18
A corporate insolvency case raises questions about liability for fraud.
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R v Perry [2025] UKSC 17
What power should appellate courts have to re-examine the facts of a case?
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For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court was asked to weigh-in on the meaning of a ‘woman’ and the wider debate about trans rights.
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Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2025] UKSC 15
Injunctions can help protect the privacy of individuals in sensitive cases, but at what point should restrictions be lifted?
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MSC Flaminia [2025] UKSC 14
The Supreme Court tackles an attempt to limit liability after a maritime incident led to damages of more than $200 million.
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Glasgow City Council v X [2025] UKSC 13
To what extent are local authorities obliged to meet all the needs of a homeless household when providing accommodation?
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R v Layden [2025] UKSC 12
When a defendant is due to be retried, the law requires them to be arraigned within two months. In this case, the Supreme Court is asked to decide wha...
R (Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2025] UKSC 11
Standing orders prevented a number of local councillors from voting on an application permission. Is that entitlement to vote a fundamental right that...
Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd [2025] UKSC 10
The profits rule means that a fiduciary must account for any profits that they make to their principal, but does the rule operate too harshly for mode...
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) v Constantine [2025] UKSC 9
How far does state immunity extend and what rights do employees at an embassy have with regard to their employer?
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An Application for Judicial Review by JR123 [2025] UKSC 8
JR123 was released from prison in 1982 and yet his conviction still affects his employment opportunities and his mental health. In this case the Supre...
Brown v Ridley [2025] UKSC 7
Adverse possession allows a person to claim ownership of land that they have occupied for more than ten years without the owner’s permission. In this...
N3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 6
If a deprivation order is withdrawn because it would make a person stateless, what was the legal status of the individual before that point?
Nasir v Zavarco Plc [2025] UKSC 5
The Supreme Court considers the future of the doctrine of merger.
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El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4
Debtors will sometimes try to hide their assets from creditors by transferring property to another person. What power does the law have to put a stop...
El-Khouri v Government of the USA [2025] UKSC 3
When should a British national be extradited to the United States? We consider the Supreme Court’s response to that question and discuss whether there...
Royal Bank of Canada v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs [2025] UKSC 2
Questions over the exploitation of the North Sea Continental Shelf offered an opportunity to consider the interpretation of a double taxation conventi...
The Father v Worcestershire County Council [2025] UKSC 1
Can a parent make use of a writ of habeas corpus to challenge a care order made in respect of their child?
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Hirachand v Hirachand [2024] UKSC 43
Conditional fee agreements can make civil litigation possible for those who might not otherwise be able to afford it but, as we discuss in this episod...
LA Micro Group Inc v LA Micro Group (UK) Ltd. [2024] UKSC 42
What can the law do to enforce an agreement that is not signed and in writing?
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Secretary of State for DEFRA v Public and Commercial Services Union [2024] UKSC 41
If a union has rights under a contract of employment, should they be able to enforce those rights as a third party?
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R (Cobalt Data Centre 2) v Commissioners for HMRC) [2024] UKSC 40
In this tax case, an effort to meet a deadline is scrutinised by the Supreme Court.
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Kireeva v Bedzhamov [2024] UKSC 39
Can Russian bankruptcy proceedings force the sale of a property in London. In this episode, the Supreme Court considers the ability of the common law...
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Fimbank Plc v KCH Shipping Co. Ltd. [2024] UKSC 38
A shipping case offers a chance to think about how strict the courts should be about time bars.
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SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd [2024] UKSC 36
An eight-year trademark dispute over the word ‘sky’ comes to a head in the Supreme Court.
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