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UK Supreme Court
Judgment
25 February 2026
Boyd (Respondent) v Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (Appellant)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler,
Sir Declan Morgan
What are the circumstances in which a District Judge in Magistrates’ Courts in Northern Ireland may reopen a case in which sentence has been passed in order to impose a different outcome, under the power the power of the Magistrates’ Court to ‘vary or rescind’ a sentence or order under Article 158A of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981?
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
25 February 2026
THG Plc (Respondent) v Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd (Appellant)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards
Is there a statutory limitation period applicable to a claim under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006? If so, what is that period?
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
26 February 2026
R v ABJ (Appellant)
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Sales,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards
Do the terms of section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 represent a disproportionate interference with the appellants’ right to freedom of expression under article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights? If so, is it possible to read down the terms of the offence to make them compatible?
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UKSC/2025/0059 R v BDN (Appellant)
Legal Issue
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
26 February 2026
R v BDN (Appellant)
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Sales,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards
Do the terms of section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 represent a disproportionate interference with the appellants’ right to freedom of expression under article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights? If so, is it possible to read down the terms of the offence to make them compatible?
Linked cases
UKSC/2025/0079 R v ABJ (Appellant)
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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
26 February 2026
Phillip Edward Alexander (Respondent) v Andrew Gabriel (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards
Were the statements made by the Respondent defamatory of the Appellant and, if so, what is the appropriate award of damages?