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Izzy4Running from Tuesday 19 until Thursday 21 March 2013 is the appeal of Bank Mellat v Her Majesty’s Treasury. The matter will be heard by a panel of nine (L Neuberger, L Hope, L Hale, L Kerr, L Clarke, L Dyson, L Sumption, L Reed, L Carnwath) and concerns one of Iran’s largest privately owned commercial banks. In 2009 the Treasury made the Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2009 under the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, Sch 7, which prevented any person in the UK financial sector from entering into or continuing to participate in any transaction or business relationship with the appellant bank. Under the statutory right of appeal contained in s 63 of the 2008 Act the appellants contend that the order was in breach of the rules of natural justice, and/or ECHR art 6, and/or the procedural obligation in Protocol 1 to the ECHR. The case details are available here.

On Wednesday 20 March 2013 the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Hayes v Willoughby.

There are no hearings listed in the Privy Council this week, and although the Hilary Term runs until Wednesday 27 March 2013 there are no more listings in the Supreme Court or JCPC. These updates will resume at the start of the Easter Term.

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

Stanford International Bank Ltd (acting by its joint liquidators) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office, heard 23 – 25 January 2012.

R (Faulkner) v Secretary of State for Justice & Anor and R (Faulkner) v Secretary of State for Justice & The Parole Board, heard 19 – 21 November 2012.

WHA Ltd & Anor v HMRC, heard 21 – 24 January 2013.

SL v Westminster City Council, heard 28 – 29 January 2013.

Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd & Ors, heard 11 – 12 February 2013.

The President of the Methodist Conference v Preston, heard 13 – 14 February 2013.

Ministry of Defence v Smith & Ors, heard 18 – 21 February 2013.

BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd & Ors v Neuberger Berman Europe Ltd (on behalf of Sealink Funding Ltd & Ors), BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd & Ors v Patron EMF S.A.R.L., and BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd & Ors v Eurosail-UK 2007- 3BL PLC, heard 25 – 26 February 2013.

In the Matter of B (a Child), heard 25 – 26 February 2013.

Benedetti v Sawiris & Ors, heard 26 – 28 February 2013.

Barts and the London NHS Trust v Verma, heard 27 February 2013.

Jones (by Caldwell) v First Tier Tribunal & Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, heard 28 February 2013.

Petrodel Resources Ltd & Ors v Prest, heard 5 – 6 March 2013.

Uprichard v Scottish Ministers & Anor, heard 5 – 6 March 2013.

R v Brown, heard 7 March 2013.

R (ClientEarth) v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, heard 7 March 2013.

Futter & Anor v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, and Pitt & Anor v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, heard 12 – 14 March 2013.

Salvesen & Ors v The Lord Advocate, heard 12 – 14 March 2013.