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

On Tuesday 11 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Travelers Insurance Company Ltd v XYZ. This appeal will consider, where a liability insurer was contractually obliged to indemnify its insured against the costs of defending claims against it by third parties, in what circumstances it is appropriate to make an order pursuant to the Senior Courts Act 1981, s 51, the effect of which is to impose on a liability insurer, an extra-contractual liability to pay those third parties’ costs of bringing the claims. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 12 June, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd & Anor. The proposed panel for hand down is Lady Hale, Lord Carnwarth and Lord Sumption. This appeal considered the proper interpretation of the ‘serious harm’ test in the Defamation Act 2013, s 1(1). This was in reference to the circumstances in which serious harm can be inferred in the absence of evidence of harm; the applicability of the common law repetition rule and the rule in Associated Newspapers Ltd v Dingle [1964] AC 371 excluding the admissibility of publications to similar effect.

On Wednesday 12 June, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Samuels v Birmingham City Council. The proposed panel for hand down is Lady Hale, Lord Carnwarth and Lord Sumption. This appeal considered whether the respondent was entitled to treat the appellant as intentionally homeless on the basis that part of her income from subsistence benefits was available to meet the shortfall between her contractual rent and the housing benefit awarded to her, and whether sufficient reasons were given for this decision.

On Wednesday 12 June, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Sveriges Anfgartygs Assurans Forening (The Swedish Club) & Ors v Connect Shipping Inc & Anor. The proposed panel for hand down is Lady Hale, Lord Carnwarth and Lord Sumption. This appeal considered whether the Court of Appeal was right to conclude that the respondents did not have ‘reliable information of the loss’ by 1 Feb 2013 for the purposes of the Marine Insurance Act, s 62(3). It also considered whether the Court of Appeal was right to conclude that the respondents served NOA with ‘reasonable diligence’ following 25 Jan 2013 for the purposes of the provision, and whether costs incurred prior to NOA and/or Special Compensation Protection and Indemnity Clause costs rank towards the calculation of CTL for the purposes of s 60(2)(iii).

On Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti. This appeal will consider whether the correct test to be applied when an employee (A) alleges that they have been unfairly dismissed by reason of having made a public interest disclosure. In particular it will consider if, and in what circumstances, the actions of an employee (B) are treated as those of B, or attributed to the employer of A and B. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Thursday 13 June, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of The Minister of Home Affairs & Anor v Barbosa (Bermuda). This appeal will consider whether the list of deemed ‘belongers’ in the Constitution of Bermuda, s 11(5), an exclusive list such that it excludes non-naturalised British Overseas Territories citizens who acquired citizenship by virtue of their connection to Bermuda. This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Trinity 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.

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

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

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.

X v Kuoni Travel Ltd, heard 1 May 2019.

MacDonald & Anor v Carnbroe Estates Ltd (Scotland), heard 2 May 2019.

Paten v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Secretary of State for the Home Department v Shah, heard 7 May 2019.

Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd, heard 8 May 2019.

Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd, heard 14 May 2019.

London Borough of Lambeth v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Ors, heard 21 May 2019.

Gilham v Ministry of Justice, heard 5-6 Jun 2019.