UK Law Weekly

A weekly podcast on recent legal decisions and news.

Re. JR87 [2025] UKSC 40

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

12-01
07:18

King Crude Carriers v Ridgebury November [2025] UKSC 39

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

11-24
05:24

Daly and Keir v HM Advocate [2025] UKSC 38

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

11-17
09:22

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

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

11-10
07:53

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

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

11-03
07:14

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

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

10-27
05:39

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

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

10-20
06:04

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

10-06
08:29

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

09-29
05:56

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

09-22
06:05

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

09-15
10:06

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

09-08
08:11

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

09-01
06:41

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

08-25
07:17

Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26

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

08-11
07:33

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

08-04
07:31

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

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

07-28
04:49

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

07-21
05:07

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

07-14
09:05

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

07-07
09:28

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