The National Case Law Archive provides summaries of landmark cases across English and Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Irish jurisdictions, reflecting the distinct legal systems within the United Kingdom, to support your studies and research. We also offer analysis, guides and definitions covering the seven foundations of law. Contact us for corrections and enquiries.
Latest case law:
May 23, 2026
R (on the application of Hysaj & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 82
May 23, 2026
R (on the application of Black) v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 81
May 23, 2026
Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie [2017] UKSC 80
May 23, 2026
Dover District Council v CPRE Kent [2017] UKSC 79
May 23, 2026
O’Connor v Bar Standards Board [2017] UKSC 78
May 23, 2026
Tiuta International Ltd (in liquidation) v De Villiers Surveyors Ltd [2017] UKSC 77
May 23, 2026
Scotch Whisky Association & Ors v The Lord Advocate & Anor (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 76
May 23, 2026
Gordon & Ors (Trustees of the Inter Vivos Trust) v Campbell Riddell Breeze Paterson LLP (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 75
May 23, 2026
R (on the application of De Silva & Anor) v Revenue and Customs [2017] UKSC 74
May 23, 2026
R (on the application of HC) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2017] UKSC 73
Latest analysis:
May 20, 2026
A legal analysis On 7 May 2026, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous judgment in Dillon v Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [2026] UKSC 15 that clarifies several important questions about the post-Brexit constitutional settlement for Northern Ireland, and in doing so reverses a number of conclusions reached by the Northern … Read more
May 1, 2026
In the matter of X and Y [2026] UKSC 13: the end of the “inherent jurisdiction” myth in adoption law
National Case Law Archive
For more than a decade, family practitioners have operated under the comfortable assumption – tracing itself through a line of first instance decisions beginning with Bodey J’s judgment in Re W (Inherent Jurisdiction: Permission Application: Revocation and Adoption Order) [2013] EWHC 1957 (Fam) and crystallised by Sir James Munby P … Read more
April 24, 2026
Delegation, responsibility and the quiet rescue of the legal services sector: reflections on CILEX v Mazur
National Case Law Archive
How CILEX v Mazur [2026] rescued paralegals, law centres & PI firms from accidental criminality & what it says about who practises law.
April 20, 2026
Orsted v HMRC: what “on the provision of plant” really means for infrastructure developers
National Case Law Archive
Capital allowances for preparatory survey costs denied: “on the provision of plant” requires a close connection to the plant itself.
April 17, 2026
Can a job offer be withdrawn? Omooba v Michael Garrett Associates
National Case Law Archive
Job offers can be withdrawn, but employers risk breach of contract or discrimination claims if conditions are misused or bias drives the decision.
Guides:
April 24, 2026
Estoppel
April 24, 2026
Actus reus
April 22, 2026
Article 8 ECHR
April 2, 2026
Negligence in English law
April 2, 2026
Economic duress in English law
March 31, 2026
Duty of care in English law
March 29, 2026
Foreseeability in English law
March 25, 2026
Breach of contract in English law
March 25, 2026
De minimis non curat lex in English law
March 22, 2026
Consensus ad idem: agreement in contract law
March 20, 2026
Assault and battery in English law
March 19, 2026
Novus actus interveniens in English law
Practice:
April 28, 2026
