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UK Supreme Court
Hearing
20 May 2025
Wathen-Fayed (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and another (Respondents)
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler
Whether the Court of Appeal erred in upholding the first instance decisions definition of “crematorium” for the purposes of the Crematorium Act 1902.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
20 May 2025
Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd (Appellant) v Eric Jason Abrahams (Respondent) (Jamaica)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards,
Lord Doherty
Did the judge err in exercising his discretion to refuse to sanction a scheme of arrangement which had been approved by the shareholders of Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
21 May 2025
The State of Trinidad and Tobago (Appellant) v Nawaz Ali (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Richards,
Sir Andrew Edis
Did the Court of Appeal err by upholding the trial judge’s decision to stay the indictment against the respondent?
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
21 May 2025
URS Corporation Ltd (Appellant) v BDW Trading Ltd (Respondent)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards
1. Is loss that is otherwise recoverable in the tort of negligence irrecoverable if it is incurred (i) without an enforceable legal obligation to do so, and (ii) in respect of property in which the claimant has no proprietary interest, because such loss is voluntarily incurred, and that means it falls outside the scope of the defendant’s duty of care and/or is too remote? 2. Do the retrospective extended limitation periods provided for by section 135 of the Building Safety Act 2022 apply to other claims (eg in the tort of negligence) which are dependent on the time-bar applicable to claims under section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 (“DPA”) 3. Does section 1(1)(a) of the DPA apply only to purchasers of properties, or does it also apply to property developers? 4. Is the respondent entitled to bring a contribution claim against the appellant under section 1 of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 when there has been no judgment or settlement between the respondent and any third party and no third party has ever asserted any claim against the respondent?
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
21 May 2025
Darwall and another (Appellants) v Dartmoor National Park Authority (Respondent)
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler
Does section 10(1) of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 (the “1985 Act”) confer on the public a right to pitch tents or otherwise make camp overnight on the Dartmoor Commons (“the Commons”)?