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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  30 April 2025

  R (Respondent) v Perry (Appellant)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Leggatt

  The issues in this appeal can be grouped into three questions: (1)As certified by the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland, is the interpretation of a defence statement provided under Part 1 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 a question of law for the trial judge? (2)Was the search of the appellant’s property lawful and if not what are the consequences of that unlawfulness? (3)Does the application to the appellant of the sentencing regime provided for by article 15A of the Terorism Act 2002 breach Article 7 of the European Convention of Human Rights?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2024/0058 R (Respondent) v Perry (Appellant) No 2

  Legal issue

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  30 April 2025

  R (Respondent) v Perry (Appellant) No 2

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Leggatt

  The issues in this appeal can be grouped into three questions: (1) As certified by the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland, is the interpretation of a defence statement provided under Part 1 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 a question of law for the trial judge? (2) Was the search of the appellant’s property lawful and if not what are the consequences of that unlawfulness? (3) Does the application to the appellant of the sentencing regime provided for by article 15A of the Terorism Act 2002 breach Article 7 of the European Convention of Human Rights?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2024/0057 R (Respondent) v Perry (Appellant)

  Legal issue

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• UK Supreme Court

  Hearing

  30 April 2025

  Standish (Appellant) v Standish (Respondent)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Simler

  When does non-matrimonial property become matrimonial property in the context of financial remedy proceedings, and how should the sharing principle be applied to such property?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  30 April 2025

  Cayman Shores Development Ltd and another (Respondents) v The Proprietors, Strata Plan No.79 (known as Lion's Court) and others (Appellants) (Cayman Islands)

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Richards

  Are rights to play golf, tennis and to enjoy facilities on certain land in Grand Cayman and associated restrictive agreements binding upon the current owners of that land?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  6 May 2025

  Garet O Finlayson and another (Appellants) v Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Respondent) (Bahamas)

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Rose

  Did the courts below err in finding that the respondent had not breached its duty to take reasonable care to sell a secured asset for the best price reasonably obtainable, in order to settle a debt owed by the appellants to the respondent?

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