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 28, 2026
R (on the application of Nouazli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 16
May 28, 2026
Re N (Children) [2016] UKSC 15
May 28, 2026
Lynn Shellfish Ltd & Ors v Loose & Anor [2016] UKSC 14
May 28, 2026
UBS AG & Anor v Revenue and Customs [2016] UKSC 13
May 28, 2026
PMS International Group Plc v Magmatic Ltd [2016] UKSC 12
May 28, 2026
Knauer v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 9
May 28, 2026
Shop Direct Group v Revenue and Customs [2016] UKSC 7
May 28, 2026
Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP (Scotland) [2016] UKSC 6
May 28, 2026
Re B (A child) [2016] UKSC 4
May 28, 2026
Youssef v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2016] UKSC 3
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
