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Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 April, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Routier & Anor v Commissioners for HMRC. This appeal will consider whether a disposition to a charitable trust in a will subject to the law of Jersey should be exempt from inheritance tax under the Inheritance Tax Act 1984, s 23 and whether, if the disposition is held not to be so exempt in domestic law, this constitutes an unlawful restriction on the movement of capital under TFEU, art 63. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 3 April, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of The Port Authority of Trinidad & Tobago v Daban (Trinidad & Tobago). This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

On Wednesday 3 April, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Stocker v Stocker. The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lord Kerr and Lord Sales. This appeal considered whether the judge erred in determining the meaning of the words complained of, contrary to material adduced by the appellant as to the usage of the words to which he should have had regard, and whether the Court of Appeal erred in its approach to the standard of appellate review of the determination of meaning.

On Wednesday 3 April, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in R (Newby Foods Ltd) v Food Standards Agency. The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lord Kerr and Lord Sales. This appeal considered whether the left-over meat on an animal carcass after it has been mechanically butchered, which is then removed from that carcass via a second mechanical process which does not crush the meat, should properly be categorised as ‘Mechanically separated meat’ within the definition in Point 1.14 of Annex I to EU Regulation No. 853/2004.

On Thursday 4 April, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of The State of Mauritius & Anor v The (Mauritius) CT Power Ltd & Ors (Mauritius). This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Hilary term can be found here.

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton) v Hoteles Pinero Canarias SL, heard 7 Mar 2017.

Arcadia Petroleum Ltd & Ors v Bosworth & Anor, heard 10-11 Apr 2017.

OWD Ltd, trading as Birmingham Cash & Carry, & Anor v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 12 Jul 2018.

Poole Borough Council v GN (through his litigation friend, ‘The Official Solicitor’) & Anor, heard 16-17 Jul 2018.

R (DA & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, heard 17-19 Jul 2018.

In the matter of D (a child), heard 3-4 Oct 2018.

Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd & Anor, hears 13-14 Nov 2018.

R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal & Ors, heard 3-4 Dec 2018.

Hancock & Anor v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 7 Dec 2018.

R (Derry) v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 12 Dec 2018.

Vedanta Resources Plc & Anor v Lungowe & Ors, heard 15-16 Jan 2019.

Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, heard 21-22 Jan 2019.

Stocker v Stocker, heard 24 Jan 2019.

R (Newby Foods Ltd) v Food Standards Agency, heard 30 Jan 2019.

Samuels v Birmingham City Council, heard 31 Jan 2019.

Shanks v Unilever Plc & Ors, heard 6-7 Feb 2019.

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Franco Vomero (Italy), heard 7 Feb 2019.

Cape Intermediate Ltd v Dring (for and on behalf of Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK), heard 18-19 Feb 2019.

Telereal Trillium v Hewitt (Valuation Officer), heard 21 Feb 2019.

R (Association of Independent Meat Suppliers & Anor) v Food Standards Agency, heard 5 Mar 2019.

Commissioners for HMRC v Frank A Smart & Sons Ltd (Scotland), heard 6 Mar 2019.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Gubeladze, heard 12-13 Mar 2019.

In the matter of an application by Dennis Hutchings for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), heard 14 Mar 2019.

Akcil & Ors v Koza & Anor, heard 19 Mar 2019.