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The case summaries below are not official or authoritative. Unless otherwise noted, cases were heard by a panel of 5 judges. Cases involving Scots law are highlighted in orange. Cases involving Northern Irish law are highlighted in green. List of judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered in 2009
Both the majority and dissenting judgments in the case have been cited as persuasive precedent by various countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. However, in England itself, the courts have gradually retreated from the decision in Liversidge. It has been described as "an example of extreme judicial deference to executive decision-making, best ...
Tax Law, Advance corporation tax, Limitation Act 1980: The Limitation Act 1980 applies to claims for restitution of monies paid under a mistake of law. The six-year period allowed under the Limitation Act applies from the date on which the claimant has discovered the mistake (or could have reasonably discovered it) rather than the date on which ...
Precedent is a judicial decision that serves as an authority for courts when deciding subsequent identical or similar cases. [1] [2] [3] Fundamental to common law legal systems, precedent operates under the principle of stare decisis ("to stand by things decided"), where past judicial decisions serve as case law to guide future rulings, thus promoting consistency and predictability.
The court ruled that section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 imposed a new threshold over the common law interpretation of defamation, being that the harm caused had to be serious. It was found that the damage to reputation of the individual in this case did not cause serious harm. [27] Samuels v Birmingham City Council [2019] UKSC 28: 12 June
Legal aid: R v Mackle (Nos. 1, 2 and 3), and R v McLaughlin [2014] UKSC 5 29 January 2014 Evasion of customs duty: I.A. v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] UKSC 6 29 January 2014 Immigration law: Adamson v Paddico (267) Ltd [2014] UKSC 7 5 February 2014 Village greens: Richardson v DPP [2014] UKSC 8 5 February 2014 Criminal law
Landmark court decisions, in present-day common law legal systems, establish precedents that determine a significant new legal principle or concept, or otherwise substantially affect the interpretation of existing law. "Leading case" is commonly used in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth jurisdictions instead of "landmark case", as used ...
This page lists legal decisions of the House of Lords. Until 30 September 2009, the House of Lords was the highest appellate court for the United Kingdom. Cases were determined not by the House of Lords itself, but by its Judicial Committee, consisting of up to nine legally qualified peers, generally referred to as "Law Lords".