UK Law Weekly

A weekly podcast on recent legal decisions and news.

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

Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority [2025] UKSC 20

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

06-30
06:41

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

06-23
08:21

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

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

06-16
05:33

R v Perry [2025] UKSC 17

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

06-02
05:53

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. 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 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/

05-26
16:34

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

05-19
07:22

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

05-12
08:34

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

05-06
05:44

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 what the consequences should be when that deadline is missed. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

04-28
06:34

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 should not be inhibited? The principle of legality and heightened-scrutiny rationality review: The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Spitalfields case by Professor Mark Elliott https://publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/03/28/the-principle-of-legality-and-heightened-scrutiny-rationality-review-the-supreme-courts-judgment-in-the-spitalfields-case/ https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

04-21
07:44

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