On Monday 20 July 2020, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions Ltd. This appeal will consider the correct approach to the ‘public interest’ requirement on an application for the modification or discharge of restrictive covenants under section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925.

On Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 July 2020, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Uber BV & Ors v Aslam & Ors. This appeal will consider whether the Respondents were “workers” providing personal service and if they were “workers”, what periods constituted their “working time”.

On Thursday 23 July 2020, there will be an assessment of costs hearing in the case of Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd & Ors.

On Thursday 23 July 2020, the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Allykhan v Abdool (Mauritius). This appeal will consider whether the courts below were correct to hold that Nushrat Begum Abdul is the biological daughter of Abdullah Rossan Ally Peer Ally Khan (the Deceased).

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

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

Asda Stores Ltd v Brierly & Ors, heard 13-14 June 2020

R (Gourlay) v Parole Board, heard 16 July 2020