‘The Supreme Court has recently handed down judgment in The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) (Appellant) v Costantine (Respondent) [2025] UKSC 9, providing authoritative guidance on:
1. The duty on courts and tribunals to determine the issue of State immunity of their own motion;
2. The test for determining State immunity in employment claims brought by a foreign State’s administrative and technical employees; and
3. The effect of the State Immunity Act 1978 (Remedial) Order (SI 2023/112).’
Littleton Chambers, 25th March 2025
Source: littletonchambers.com
