The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
We are the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Supreme Court hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.
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- Steven Goran Stevanovich (Appellant) v Matthew Richardson and another (as Joint Liquidators of Barrington Capital Group Ltd (In Liquidation)) (Respondents) (Virgin Islands)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
15 April 2025
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Richards,
Dame Janice Pereira
Can the appellant, as the former director of a company in liquidation, apply under section 273 of the Insolvency Act 2003 to reverse a decision made by the liquidators of the company to admit a claim in the liquidation? Can the court exercise its inherent jurisdiction to require the liquidators to make an application under section 210 of the Insolvency Act 2003 to amend or remove the claim?
- For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
16 April 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler
Is a person with a full gender recognition certificate (“GRC”) which recognises that their gender is female, a “woman” for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (“EA 2010”)?
- Haastrup (Respondent) v King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Appellant)
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
16 April 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Sales,
Lord Stephens
Was the Court of Appeal right, in balancing the respective article 8 and article 10 rights, to discharge the relevant Reporting Restriction Orders ("RROs")?
Linked cases
- Abbasi and another (Respondents) v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Appellant)
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
16 April 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Sales,
Lord Stephens
On what basis can injunctions, granted in connection with proceedings initiated to determine whether it is in a child’s best interests that life-sustaining treatment should be withdrawn, be continued once those proceedings have ended?
Linked cases
- Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) v Gabriel Joseph (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
17 April 2025
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Simler
Did the Court of Appeal err in setting aside a test case agreement and consent order agreed between the parties?
Linked cases
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