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Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.
On Monday 15 December 2014 the Court will hear the joined appeals of Hotak v London Borough of Southwark; Johnson v Solihull; and Kanu v London Borough of Southwark involving what the correct test should be when trying to establish if a person should have priority need status for the purposes of the Housing Act 1996, s19, in particular how to determine whether they were “vulnerable”. It will be heard in Court 2 from 11am and will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10.30am.
On Wednesday 17 December the Court will hand down the full judgment in Moohan & Anor v The Lord Advocate following the instant dismissal of the appeal at the end of the hearing in July 2014 to provide an answer before Scottish Referendum took place on the 18 September 2014. It will also hand down judgment in Greater Glasgow Health Board v Doogan & Anor regarding whether the Abortion Act 1967, s 4(1), entitled a Labour Ward Co-ordinator to refuse to delegate to, supervise and/or support midwives providing care to patients undergoing termination procedures because of their Roman Catholic beliefs. They will both be handed down in Court 1 from 9.45am.
On Thursday 18 December the Court will hear the appeal of Sustainable Shetland v The Scottish Ministers & Anor regarding the decision by the respondents to grant consent for the construction and operation of a wind farm. This will be heard in Court 2 from 10.30am.
On Thursday 18 December the Privy Council will issue the judgments in Peerthum v The Independent Commission against Corruption & Anor and Mitchell v Georges. These judgments will not be delivered in Court.
The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:
Holt v Her Majesty’s Attorney General on behalf of the Queen, heard 15 – 16 January 2014.
A v SSHD (Scotland), heard 22 – 23 January 2014.
R (SG & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, heard 29-30 April.
PwC v SAAD Investments Company Ltd (In Liquidation), heard 29-30 April.
Singularis Holdings Ltd v PwC, heard 29-30 April.
R (Robinson) v The Governor of HMP Whatton & Anor and related cases, heard 19-21 May 2014.
International Energy Group Ltd v Zurich Insurance plc, heard 15 and 16 July 2014.
Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board, heard 22 and 23 July 2014.
Moohan & Anor v The Lord Advocate, heard 24 July 2014. (Decision handed down 25 July 2014, full judgment pending)
Michael & Ors v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police & Anor, heard 28 July 2014.
Jetivia SA & Anor v Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors, heard 14 October 2014.
Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, heard 16 October 2014.
Jackson v Murray & Ors, heard 20 October 2014.
R (Rotherham Borough Council & Ors) v Secretary of State for Business, heard 20 October 2014.
Anson v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, heard 27 October 2014.
R (Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council & Anor, heard 3 November 2014.
JR 38, Re Judicial Review, heard 6 November 2014.
BP Shipping Ltd & Anor v Braganza, heard 10 November 2014.
Great Glasgow Health Board v Doogan & Anor, heard 11 November 2014.
Beghal v DPP, heard 12 November 2014.
Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc v Tael One Partners Ltd, heard 17 November 2014.
Secretary of State for the Home Department v B2, heard 18 November 2014.
Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Carlyle, heard 20 November 2014.
R (Evans) v Information Commissioner, heard 24-25 November 2014.
R (JB) (Jamaica) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 26-27 November 2014.
R (Catt) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis & Anor and another case, heard 2-4 December 2014.
Vince v Wyatt, heard 8-9 December 2014.
Fish & Fish Ltd v Sea Shepherd UK, 8 December 2014.
Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish Homes Ltd) v Akerman-Livingstone (AP), heard 10 December 2014.
