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Tort law: In determining the damages payable for pain, suffering and loss of amenity due the Civil Liability Act 2019 should be used in the case of whiplash injuries and common law awards should be applied in non-whiplash injuries. [10] Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Respondent) v Mercer [2024] UKSC 12: 17 April 2024 Labour law
The two-stage test for vicarious liability applies equally to cases of sexual abuse. Merely satisfying the 'but-for' test does not suffice to fulfill the second stage, which is the close connection test. In complex cases, it can be helpful to assess whether the outcome aligns with the underlying policy to ensure justice is served. [1]
UK Tax Law, Value Added Tax: Judgment following a referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union [d] (CJEU) in a previous supreme court case (see 2020 UKSC 15). The CJEU had confirmed that a trader could not recover VAT on supplies made to it where the original supplier and HMRC had mistakenly treated the original supplies as exempt ...
Family law, Jurisdiction, Matrimonial Causes Act 1973: A maintenance claim could be pursued in England, where the claimant was now residing, rather than Scotland, despite the fact that the petition for divorce was filed in Scotland and the couple had lived in Scotland for most of their marriage.
The scheme will cover public law cases, for example, those involving local authorities, private law cases such as custody battles between separated parents, and financial remedy disputes.
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
Legislation creates some obligations of the state to children, disputes involving such matters aare dealt with by public family law. [4] In 2021, 265,308 cases entered the family court system. There were 38,528 domestic violence orders and 1,054 adoption applications. [5]
UK law recognises both marriages and civil partnerships, both of which can be entered by couples of any gender. Traditionally, marriage was only available between a man and a woman, according to decisions in cases including Hyde v Hyde and Corbett v Corbett, as well as the wording of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the legislation which primarily dealt with divorce.