International Law in UK Law

  • The Queen (on the Application of Elan-Cane) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department
    • Supreme Court
    • 15 December 2021
    Human rights act. Application of a particular administrative policy. Case law. Domestic courts. Margin of appreciation. Secretary of state
    ... ... (4) International practice ... 16 At the time of the hearing of this appeal, there were agreed to be six contracting states of the Council of ... ...
  • Eugene Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
    • King's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 18 August 2023
    Limitation of a fundamental right. Lawfulness of decisions. Matter of foreign policy in respect. Secretary of state
    ... ... In the US, he graduated with a Master of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Science in International Taxation and began working for Deloitte & Touche in New York ... 8 Mr Shvidler met his former wife, Zarui Kazaryan, in 1994, whilst ... ...
  • R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd) v The Secretary of State for International Trade / Export Credits Guarantee Department (UK Export Finance) (“UKEF”)
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 15 March 2022
    Application of equity in general international law. Greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental impact. Climate assessment. Secretary of state
  • Service Temps Inc. v MacLeod
    • Court of Session (Outer House)
    • 2013
    Judgment for multiple damages. Court's jurisdiction. Final judgment. Grounds of appeal. International law. General appearance
    ... ... The defenders seek dismissal of the action. The factual background [2] STI is a personnel company which provided HDL International Inc ("HDL") with temporary personnel to allow HDL to perform a contract with Motorola Inc ... STI raised proceedings against HDL in the Tarrant County ... ...
  • CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd v The Republic of India
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 24 June 2026
    Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. Accordance with customary international law principles of treaty interpretation. Adjudicative jurisdiction. State immunity
    ... ... Tom Sprange KC , Ruth Byrne KC and Kabir Bhalla (instructed by King & Spalding International LLP ) for the Appellants ... Sudhanshu Swaroop KC (instructed by White & Case LLP ) for the Respondent ... Hearing date: ... ...
  • Mikhail Fridman v Agrofirma Oniks LLC
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 19 February 2026
    Resident within the jurisdiction for the purposes of service. Law principle. General rule. Claim form
    ... ... When the relevant committee alters the procedural rules about the service of documents, it is altering the rules which define the international reach, the jurisdiction of the court without any overt recognition that this is what it is doing. It is the strangest thing…. And as ... ...
  • The King (on the application of UCPI Designated Lawyer Officers Core Participant Group) v Sir John Mitting (Sitting as Chairman of the Undercover Policing Inquiry) (“UCPI”)
    • King's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 09 June 2026
    Criminal law. Extradition offences for the purposes. Prescriptive jurisdiction. Territory of the uk. Give evidence
    ... ... I have not received confirmation of your attendance to attend the Tranche 3, Phase 3 Evidential Hearings taking place at the International Dispute Resolution Centre to be held June — July 2026. I require your in-person attendance at 9:30am on 13, 14 and 15 July 2026 at the ... ...
  • The King on the application of Fatima Omar Ali Ahmed Al Hashimi v Secretary of State for the Home Department
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 22 July 2026
    Exercise of jurisdiction within the meaning of art. Right to enter. International law. British overseas citizen. Private life. Secretary of state
    ... ... 20 The concept of “jurisdiction” “must be considered to reflect the term's meaning in public international law” ( Agostinho v Portugal (2024) 78 EHRR SE9 (“ Agostinho ”), ECtHR, at paragraph 209). From that standpoint, “a State's ... ...
  • Deutsche Bank AG (London Branch) v Central Bank of Venezuela
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 30 June 2023
    Voice principle. Jurisdiction in accordance with domestic rules of private international law. Retroactive effect. Expert evidence. Findings of fact
    ... ... in this jurisdiction on behalf of the Central Bank of Venezuela (the “BCV”) and to represent the BCV in a London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) arbitration. The subject matter of the dispute comprises gold reserves worth around US$1.95 billion held by the Bank of ... ...
  • Regional Court in Gdansk (Poland) v Andrzej Grzymala
    • King's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 17 March 2026
    Judgment in criminal proceedings. Breach of international law. Arrest warrant. Judicial authority. Personal summons
    ... ... I refer to the two foregoing EU Conventions on mutual assistance as “the MLA Conventions”. Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 ... 11 Part 1 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 addresses mutual ... ...
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