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On Monday 13 July and Tuesday 14 July 2020, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Asda Stores Ltd v Brierly & Ors. This appeal considers whether employees in Asda’s retail operations are entitled to compare themselves with employees in the distribution centres so that they can rely on section 79(4)(c) of the Equality Act 2010 or, as regards the period covered by the Equal Pay Act 1970, so that they are in the “same employment” as defined in section 1(6) of the 1970 Act.
On Wednesday 15 July 2020, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd. This appeal considers whether the rule against reflective loss bars creditors of a company from claiming directly against a third party for asset-stripping the company.
On Wednesday 15 July 2020, the Supreme Court will also hand judgment in Sutherland (AP) v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland). This appeal will consider whether prosecutions based on the covert sting operations of “paedophile hunters” are compatible with the right to private life and correspondence.
On Thursday 16 July 2020, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R (Gourlay) v Parole Board. This appeal will consider whether the Parole Board should be considered a court and if so, the consequences of this when considering whether or not to grant a costs order against the Parole Board.
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
Vedanta Resources Plc & Anor v Lungowe & Ors, heard 15-16 Jan 2019
Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd, heard 8 May 2019
Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation & Ors v Commissioners of Inland Revenue, heard 27 June 2019
Unwired Planet International Ltd & Anor v Huawei Technologies (UK) Co Ltd & Anor, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd & Anor v Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL and ZTE Corporation & Anor v Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL, heard 21- 24 October 2019
In the matter of an application by Anthony McIntyre for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), heard 24 October 2019
Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs v Parry & Ors, heard 31 October 2019
Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (Formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd), heard 12-13 November 2019
ABC (AP) v Principal Reporter & Anor (Scotland), heard 13- 14 November 2019
In the matter of XY (AP) (Scotland), heard 13- 14 November 2019
R v Hilton (Northern Ireland), heard 2 December 2019
MacDonald & Anor v Cambroe Estates Ltd (Scotland), heard 4 December 2019
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc v Ukraine (Represented by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine acting upon the instructions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) Nos. 2 and 3, heard 9-12 December 2019
Villiers v Villiers, heard 9- 10 December 2019
R (on the application of Pathan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 12 December 2019
Lehtimaki & Ors v Cooper, heard 14- 15 January 2020
R V C, heard 27 January 2020
Peninsula Securities Ltd v Dunnes Stores (Bangor) Ltd (Northern Ireland), heard 28- 29 January 2020
Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake, heard 12- 13 February 2020
Shannon v Rampersad & Anor (T/A Clifton House Residential Home), heard 12-13 February 2020
Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation & Ors v Commissioners of Inland Revenue (1) and (2), heard 18- 20 February 2020
Stoffel & Co v Grondona, heard 5 May 2020
Secretary of State for Health & Ors v Servier Laboratories Ltd & Ors, heard 9 June 2020
Okpabi & Ors v Royal Dutch Shell Plc & Anor, heard 23 June 2020
R (Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Ltd) v CPS, heard 25 June 2020.
