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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  29 April 2024

  Sharp Corp Ltd (Respondent) v Viterra BV (previously known as Glencore Agriculture BV) (Appellant)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Leggatt

  Where goods sold Cost & Freight free out are located at their discharge port, on the date of the buyer's default, in the circumstances as found by the GAFTA Appeal Board in the Awards, is "the actual or estimated value of the goods, on the date of default under sub-clause (c) of the GAFTA Default Clause to be assessed by reference to:a) The market value of goods at that discharge port (where they are located on the date of default); orb) The theoretical cost on the date of default of (i) buying those goods Free on Board at the original port of shipment plus (ii) the market freight rate for transporting the goods from that port to the discharge port free out?

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• UK Supreme Court

  Hearing

  30 April 2024

  Lifestyle Equities C.V. and another (Respondents) v Ahmed and another (Appellants)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Kitchin,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lord Richards

  What is the nature and extent of the liability of a director, or senior executive employee, for causing a company to commit a civil wrong, for which a claim can be brought without a finding of fault by the wrongdoer (e.g. a ‘strict liability tort’)? Here, the strict liability tort was trademark infringement.If a director is legally responsible for the tort, can they be ordered to pay profits made as a result of the tort to the wronged part (e.g. a ‘account of profits’), even if those profits were not personally received? Does this extend to the director paying back the portion of their salary that was attributable to the tort?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2021/0150 Lifestyle Equities C.V. and another (Appellants) v Ahmed and another (Respondents)

  Cross appeal.

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  Awaiting

  In the matter of an application by RM (a person under disability) by SM, his father and next friend (AP) (Respondent) for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) No 2

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Rose,

  Lady Simler

  Whether the Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) was entitled to conclude that RM's mental disorder continues to be of a nature or degree warranting his continued detention in hospital for medical treatment (i.e. whether the test for discharge from a Restriction Order under Article 78 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (the Order) is met).