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![Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd [2025] UKSC 33](https://s3.castbox.fm/b7/e7/84/e5d35d59b1801f54089a997350621c5948_scaled_v1_400.jpg "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.
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1How 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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Uber heads to court to seek clarity over the contracts that they have with customers.
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How oppressive can sanctions against an individual be before the courts will intervene?
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The LIBOR scandal rocked the financial world in 2012 but, as this case shows, not everything was as it seems.
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What sort of liability should a dishonest assistant have when a fiduciary has breached their duty?
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A dispute over a freedom of information request prompted the Supreme Court to consider how qualified exemptions are used by public bodies.
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How do the courts distinguish between matrimonial and non-matrimonial property during divorce cases?
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How do the courts assess similarities between trademarks and the potential for confusion amongst members of the public?
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Drilling for oil in the North Sea raised legal questions about corporation tax deductions.
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To what extent should UK judges anticipate the decisions of foreign courts when considering extradition requests?
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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?
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Eight years after the Grenfell Tower fire, the Supreme Court examines who has responsibility for making repairs to defective buildings.
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Wild campers took on landowners in this landmark case about access to the countryside.
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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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A corporate insolvency case raises questions about liability for fraud.
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What power should appellate courts have to re-examine the facts of a case?
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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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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 Scotland: Is legal recognition of biological sex a violation of human rights? - https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/05/15/michael-foran-for-women-scotland-is-legal-recognition-of-biological-sex-a-violation-of-human-rights/
Robert Mullins: For Women Scotland: Fastening the “Biological” Straitjacket - https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/05/22/robert-mullins-for-women-scotland-fastening-the-biological-straitjacket/
Injunctions can help protect the privacy of individuals in sensitive cases, but at what point should restrictions be lifted?
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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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