UK Supreme Court

News Summary:

The UK Supreme Court recently published summaries for several cases. On July 30, 2026, the court outlined *Public Prosecution Service (Appellant) v Stitt (Respondent)*, concerning a summary prosecution for an offence under Article 10 of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987. Previously, the court summarized *Y (Appellant) v Glasgow City Council (Respondent)*, which questions if Glasgow City Council breached its statutory duty to secure permanent accommodation for an applicant within a reasonable period, as mandated by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987. Earlier on the same day, the Supreme Court addressed *R (on the application of Emeraldshaw Limited) (Appellant) v Sheffield Magistrates’ Court (Respondent)*, focusing on whether a property owner can be liable for non-domestic rates despite a tenancy agreement with a solvent tenant entitled to possession. This follows the summary of *JM (Appellant) v His Majesty's Advocate (Respondent)*, which examines if a trial judge’s decision to exclude certain text messages from evidence breached JM’s right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, following a conviction under Scotland's Domestic Abuse Act 2018. The court also provided details for *Cavan (Respondent) v Bunting (Appellant)*, deliberating if the appellant's conduct constituted harassment under the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 and whether an injunction was correctly granted, involving drag queen Mr. Cavan.