Marcus Cleaver

UK Law Weekly

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Jul 5, 2026

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Re. JR87 [2025] UKSC 40 01.12.2025

At what point does religious education turn into indoctrination? Administrative Court Blog Post: https://administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/jr87-indoctrination-and-religious-education-in-northern-ireland-and-beyond/ https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

King Crude Carriers v Ridgebury November [2025] UKSC 39 24.11.2025

Can a case from 1881 be imported into modern times to assist in contract law? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Daly and Keir v HM Advocate [2025] UKSC 38 17.11.2025

How should the Scottish courts balance the rights of complainers and defendants in rape and sexual assault trials? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v Commissioners for HMRC [2025] UKSC 37 10.11.2025

Under what circumstances can public authorities be excused from VAT? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Process & Industrial Developments Ltd v Nigeria [2025] UKSC 36 03.11.2025

When a costs order is awarded in international litigation, how should a court decide which currency payment must be made in? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

CG Fry & Son Ltd. v Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government [2025] UKSC 35 27.10.2025

The Supreme Court addresses the tension in planning law that exists between the need to build new houses and the need to protect the environment. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

The Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. v Commissioners for HMRC [2025] UKSC 34 20.10.2025

Companies within the same corporate group do not have to pay VAT on services provided to each other. Here, the Supreme Court was asked how long this benefit lasts after a company leaves the group. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd [2025] UKSC 33 06.10.2025

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. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Wathen-Fayed v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] UKSC 32 29.09.2025

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. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

D.E.L.T.A. Merseyside Ltd v Uber Britannia Ltd [2025] UKSC 31 22.09.2025

Uber heads to court to seek clarity over the contracts that they have with customers. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2025] UKSC 30 15.09.2025

How oppressive can sanctions against an individual be before the courts will intervene? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

R v Hayes & Palombo [2025] UKSC 29 08.09.2025

The LIBOR scandal rocked the financial world in 2012 but, as this case shows, not everything was as it seems. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd [2025] UKSC 28 01.09.2025

What sort of liability should a dishonest assistant have when a fiduciary has breached their duty? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Department for Business and Trade v The Information Commissioner [2025] UKSC 27 25.08.2025

A dispute over a freedom of information request prompted the Supreme Court to consider how qualified exemptions are used by public bodies. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26 11.08.2025

How do the courts distinguish between matrimonial and non-matrimonial property during divorce cases? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Iconix Luxembourg Holdings v Dream Pairs Europe Inc [2025] UKSC 25 04.08.2025

How do the courts assess similarities between trademarks and the potential for confusion amongst members of the public? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Commissioners for HMRC v Dolphin Drilling Ltd [2025] UKSC 24 28.07.2025

Drilling for oil in the North Sea raised legal questions about corporation tax deductions. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Andrysiewicz v Circuit Court in Lodz [2025] UKSC 23 21.07.2025

To what extent should UK judges anticipate the decisions of foreign courts when considering extradition requests? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc [2025] UKSC 22 14.07.2025

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 for a joint purpose as well? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 07.07.2025

Eight years after the Grenfell Tower fire, the Supreme Court examines who has responsibility for making repairs to defective buildings. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority [2025] UKSC 20 30.06.2025

Wild campers took on landowners in this landmark case about access to the countryside. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

U3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 19 23.06.2025

The Supreme Court returns to the issue of the deprivation of citizenship and the role of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Bilta (UK) Ltd v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2025] UKSC 18 16.06.2025

A corporate insolvency case raises questions about liability for fraud. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

R v Perry [2025] UKSC 17 02.06.2025

What power should appellate courts have to re-examine the facts of a case? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 26.05.2025

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. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com Crash Wigley: For Women Scotland: A Case of Significant Silences - https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/05/06/crash-wigley-for-women-scotland-a-case-of-significant-silences/ Michael Foran: For Women S...

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