“Wide-Margin Proportionality” – The UKSC’s New Framework for Judicial Scrutiny of Individual Sanctions Introduction In Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs...
No Mandatory Principal Hire Contract: Supreme Court Clarifies Operator Liability under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Introduction Delta Merseyside Ltd & Anor v Uber...
Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd – The Supreme Court Broadens Equitable Compensation for Dishonest Assistance 1. Introduction Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd & Anor ([2025] UKSC 28) is a...
“Opinion-Not-Construction” Rule for Benchmark-Fraud Cases A Comprehensive Commentary on Hayes & Palombo ([2025] UKSC 29) 1. Introduction The joined appeals of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo provided the...
“One Balance to Rule Them All” – The Supreme Court Authorises Aggregated Public-Interest Balancing under FOIA 2000 Introduction Department for Business and Trade v The Information Commissioner [2025]...
Standish v Standish – The Supreme Court Confines the Sharing Principle to Matrimonial Property and Re-defines “Matrimonialisation” 1. Introduction Standish v Standish ([2025] UKSC 26) is the most...
The “Arising-From” Test for Incidental Use: Revenue and Customs v Dolphin Drilling Ltd ([2025] UKSC 24) Introduction In Revenue and Customs v Dolphin Drilling Ltd the United Kingdom Supreme Court...
“Looking Beyond the Checkout”: The Supreme Court Affirms Post-Sale Context as a Stand-Alone Source of Trade-Mark Confusion Commentary on Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc &...
The “Limited-Weight & Rare-Prediction” Principle Andrysiewicz v Circuit Court in Łódź, Poland ([2025] UKSC 23) 1. Introduction The United Kingdom Supreme Court (“UKSC”) has delivered a landmark...
“Any Non-Commercial Loan with More Than a De Minimis Surety Element Puts the Lender on Inquiry” — A Commentary on Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc ([2025] UKSC 22) 1. Introduction In...
Supreme Court Confirms Statutory Right to Wild-Camp on Dartmoor: Darwall & Anor v Dartmoor National Park Authority [2025] UKSC 20 1. Introduction The United Kingdom Supreme Court has delivered a...
“Payment Triggers Contribution” – The Supreme Court on Accrual of Contribution Claims and the Limits of Building Safety Act Retrospection Commentary on URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd ([2025]...
“Reasonable Basis” Review: The Supreme Court Clarifies SIAC’s Role in National-Security Appeals – Commentary on U3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 19 1. Introduction The...
“Warming Oneself by the Fire of Fraud”: Bilta (UK) Ltd v Tradition Financial Services Ltd and the Extended Reach of Section 213 Insolvency Act 1986 1. Introduction Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors v Tradition...
“From Law to Fact”: Supreme Court Confirms that Construing a Defence Statement Is Normally a Question of Fact – A Commentary on Perry v R ([2025] UKSC 17) 1. Introduction On 30 April 2025 the United...
Hospital Trusts’ Representative Standing to Protect Clinicians’ Article 8 Rights During the “Initial Phase” Commentary on Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2025] UKSC 15 1....
Biological Definition of “Sex” under the Equality Act 2010 Commentary on For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers ([2025] UKSC 16) 1 | Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women...
“Considering, Not Fulfilling” – The Supreme Court Re-defines the Interim Housing Duty in Scotland 1. Introduction Glasgow City Council v X (Scotland) ([2025] UKSC 13) is a landmark decision on the...
“Inside Claims” and the Charterer’s Shield: Supreme Court Confirms Charterers May Limit Liability to Owners for Owners’ Own Losses (MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Conti 11 Container...
Non-Compliance with Section 8(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 Does Not Invalidate Crown Court Retrials 1. Introduction In the seminal case of Layden, R. v ([2025] UKSC 12), the United Kingdom...