The UK Supreme Court has recently decided two interesting cases on harshremedies for breach of contract (the penalty doctrine). I will give approximate-descriptions of the cases and compare the outcome in the UK Supreme Courtwith the likely outcomes and reasonings as if the cases were tried by...
The UK Supreme Court Cases on Penalty Clause Cases from a Dutch PerspectiveHarrit N. SchelhaasKluwer Law International
If it is decided that this case can be heard, it's expected that many other similar ones will likely follow. TechUK, the group representing Google in the case, is seeking to have the case dismissed. It claims that allowing such cases could severely damage small companies who provide data...
In the conjoined cases of Sienkiewicz and Willmore, the Supreme Court decided that the exceptional Fairchild approach to the proof of causation in negligence applied where a mesothelioma victim had been negligently exposed to asbestos by one defendant at a level well below unavoidable environmental ...
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the controversial Northern Ireland protocol, a trading arrangement negotiated during Brexit talks, does not breach the UK’s own Acts of Union following a legal challenge brought by the community’s unionist politician
2021 featured a number of important decisions, not least those with their roots in the unique sets of challenges that the pandemic has thrown up for insurance companies and other commercial parties. We look back at the most notable commercial cases decided by the English courts (and Privy Counci...
Tracking the Key Supreme Court Cases The justices are expected to rule on a number of high-profile cases involving guns, gender, pornography and religion. This is where the cases stand. Laura MannweilerMay 21, 2025 GOP Threatening Big, Beautiful Betrayal Some House Republicans aren’t b...
[16] Although the UK government has announced that it intends for the UK High Court to also have such power, legislation is not yet in place. Cases decided by the CJEU after 31 December 2020 will be merely persuasive authorities in UK proceedings....
The Court of Appeal decided inStuart Delivery Ltd v Augustinethat a courier working for the delivery company was a worker. The court placed particular reliance on the fact that if a courier was not able to find a suitable replacement for a slot they had elected to cover, they would have ...
The Court decided that the intrusive staring into the flats by visitors to the terrace could be a form of private nuisance, but split as to whether the tort was being committed; a minority thought that it would be necessary to take account of the claimants' flats being glass-walled, and ...