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UK Supreme Court
Hearing
18 May 2026
ScottishPower (SCPL) Limited and others (Respondents) v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellant)
Lord Reed,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty
Does the rule preventing the deduction of penalty payments for the purpose of calculating taxable profits encompass payments made to consumers/consumer organisations in settlement of regulatory investigations?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
20 May 2026
Forthwell Limited (Appellant) v Pontegadea UK Limited (Respondent)
Lord Reed,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty,
Lord Hodge
In what circumstances can a party to a contract recover damages for a breach of that contract in respect of losses that were sustained not by the contracting party itself but by its subsidiary?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
21 May 2026
Rice (Respondent) v Wicked Vision Limited (Appellant)
Lord Reed,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty
(1) Does section 47B(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (the “ERA”) prevent an employee from bringing a claim under section 47B ERA against a co-worker and/or their employer for being subjected to detriment where that detriment amounts to a dismissal? (2) Were the Court of Appeal bound to apply the earlier decision of Timis v Osipov [2018] EWCA Civ 2321 (“Osipov”) on section 47B(2) ERA in the present appeals and was that decision correctly decided?
Linked cases
UKSC/2026/0008 Barton Turns Developments Limited (Appellant) v Treadwell (Respondent)
Legal Issue
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
21 May 2026
Barton Turns Developments Limited (Appellant) v Treadwell (Respondent)
(1) Does section 47B(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (the “ERA”) prevent an employee from bringing a claim under section 47B ERA against a co-worker and/or their employer for being subjected to detriment where that detriment amounts to a dismissal? (2) Were the Court of Appeal bound to apply the earlier decision of Timis v Osipov [2018] EWCA Civ 2321 (“Osipov”) on section 47B(2) ERA in the present appeals and was that decision correctly decided?
Linked cases
UKSC/2026/0005 Rice (Respondent) v Wicked Vision Limited (Appellant)
Legal Issue
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
2 June 2026
Great Asia Maritime Limited (Respondent) v Orion Shipping and Trading LLC (Appellant)
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lord Doherty
Does the obligation on the seller to pay “due compensation” in Clause 14 of the SALEFORM 2012 standard form contract entitle the buyer to loss of bargain compensation?