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

On Monday 10 July until Tuesday 11 July, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R (C) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. This appeal will consider whether the respondent’s policies in respect of the retention and processing of historic gender data are compatible with the appellant’s rights under ECHR, arts 3, 8 and 14 and the Equality Act 2010, ss 13, 19 and 26. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 12 July, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police. This appeal will consider whether the ‘Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police’ immunity which protects the police from claims when they negligently cause injury to passers-by in the course of their core duties applies in a case where the relevant police act was a positive act. It will also consider whether the Court of Appeal was correct to overturn the first instance findings of negligence. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 12 July, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Meadows & Ors v The AG & Ors (Jamaica). This appeal will consider whether the Minister of Mining and Energy had the power to grant an exclusive licence for the supply of electricity for the entire island of Jamaica to JPS, for a period of 20 years under the Electric Lighting Act, s 3. It will also consider whether the power under this s 3 was limited to the power to grant separate licences to difference licence holders for different areas of Jamaica, and whether the Minister’s exercise of his power was Wednesbury unreasonable. This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

On Wednesday 12 July, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in the case of O’Brien v Ministry of Justice. The hand down panel will be Lord Neuberger, Lord Kerr and Lord Reed. This appeal considered, where a pension is calculable by reference to service, whether the period of service prior to the coming into effect of the relevant directive should be taken into account in calculating the amount of pension to be paid.

On Wednesday 12 July, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in the case of Walker v Innospec Ltd & Ors. The hand down panel will be Lord Neuberger, Lord Kerr and Lord Reed. This appeal considered whether a male employee is entitled to require a pension fund to pay a surviving spouse’s pension to his civil partner or husband on the same basis that such a pension would be payable if he were married to a woman.

On Wednesday 12 July, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in the case of Eli Lilly & Co v Actavis UK Ltd & Ors. The hand down panel will be Lord Neuberger, Lord Kerr and Lord Reed. This appeal considered whether a new pemetrexed based cancer treatment produced by Actavis UK Ltd and others infringes Eli Lilly & Co’s patent and its foreign designations either indirectly under the Patents Act 1977, s 60(2) (matter for appeal) or directly under a proper interpretation of the Europe Patent Convention 2000, art 69 (matter for cross-appeal).

On Thursday 13 July, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Ivey v Genting Casinos Ltd t/a Crockfords (expedited). This appeal will consider whether an implied term not to cheat in a gambling contract is only breached where there is dishonesty. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

Lord Neuberger gave the welcome address to the Australian Bar Association Biennial Conference on 3 Jul 2017, discussing Access to Justice.

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

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd & Ors, heard 17 Jan 2017.

Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council, heard 8-9 February 2017.

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

Miller & Ors v Ministory of Justice; O’Brien v Ministry of Justice; and Walker v Innospec Ltd & Ors, heard 8-9 Mar 2017.

Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD & Anor, heard 13-14 Mar 2017.

Taurus Petroleum Ltd v State Oil Marketing Company of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq (SOMO), heard 21-23 Mar 2017.

SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer UK Visa Section, heard 23 Mar 2017.

R (UNISON) v Lord Chancellor, heard 27-28 Mar 2017.

Eli Lilly & Co v Actavis UK Ltd & Ors, heard 4-6 Apr 2017.

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

R (Cardiff & Vale University Health Board & Ors) v Ceredigion County Council & Ors, heard 26 Apr 2017.

Goldtrail Travel Ltd (in liquidation) v Onur Air Tasimacilik AS, heard 27 Apr 2017.

P v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, heard 3-4 May 2017.

Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie, heard 9-10 May 2017.

McDonald v Newton or McDonald (Scotland), heard 11 May 2017.

R (Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd) & Ors) v Westminster City Council, heard 11 May 2017.

Reyes v Al Malki & Anor, heard 15-18 May 2017.

Birch v Birch, heard 22 May 2017.

Benkharbouche v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, heard 6-8 Jun 2017.

Sadovska & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Scotland), heard 12 Jun 2017.

Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority v Elsick Development Company Ltd (Scotland), heard 13 Jun 2017.

Brown v The Scottish Ministers (Scotland), heard 14-15 Jun 2017.

R v M; R v C; R v T, heard 19 Jun 2017.

MT Hojgaard AS v E.On Climate UK Robin Rigg East Ltd & Anor, heard 20 Jun 2017.

In the matter of an application by Jason Loughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), heard 20 Jun 2017.

R (HC) v Secretary of State for Works and Pensions & Ors, heard 21-22 Jun 2017.

R (De Silva & Anor) v The Commissioners for HMRC, heard 22 Jun 2017.

BPP Holdings & Ors v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 27 Jun 2017.

R (Bancoult No 3) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, heard 28-29 Jun 2017.

Littlewoods Ltd & Ors v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 3-6 Jul 2017.

Michalak v General Medical Council & Ors, heard 4 Jul 2017.