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

On Tuesday 23 January, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Guyah v Commissioner of Customs & Anor (Jamaica). This appeal will consider whether a 2007 Suzuki Swift Motor Car with Chassis No ZC71S40213 was lawfully seized by customs officials as uncustomed goods. This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

On Wednesday 24 until Thursday 25 January, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of JSC BTA Bank v Khrapunov. This appeal will consider whether it is permissible to maintain a claim for unlawful means conspiracy where the only unlawful means relied on are acts which are said to be unlawful only because they are breaches of court orders. It will also consider whether, for the purposes of establishing jurisdiction under limb (b) of the Lugano Convention 2007, art 5(3), the place of the ‘event giving rise to [the damage]’ is the place where the conspiratorial agreement was made, or the place where the lawful means were executed. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 24 January, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in the case of R (Haralambous) v Crown Court at St Albans & Anor. The hand down panel will be Lord Mance, Lord Reed and Lady Black. This appeal considered whether, in proceedings for judicial review of the legality of a search warrant issued ex parte, it is permissible for the High Court to have regard to evidence that is not disclosed to the subject of the warrant, and if so, whether the same applies to judicial review proceedings regarding the legality of an order made inter parties for retention of unlawfully seized material under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, s 59. If the answers to these questions were yes, the appeal also considered whether the principles in Tariq v Home Office concerning irreducible minimum disclosure apply to proceedings concerning search warrants.

On Wednesday 24 January, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in the case of R (Gibson) (AP) v Secretary of State for Justice. The hand down panel will be Lord Mance, Lord Reed or Lady Black. This appeal considered whether, when a confiscation order is made under the Drug Trafficking Act 1994, the words ‘the said sum… as was due at the time of the period of detention was imposed’ in the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980, s 79(2) mean the sum due when the default term was fixed by the Crown Court judge or the sum due when the default term was activated by the Magistrates’ Court.

On Thursday 25 January, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Iceland Foods Ltd v Berry (Valuation Officer). This appeal will consider the proper construction of the exception from non-domestic rating valuations of plant and machinery used or intended to be used in connection with services as part of ‘trade processes’ in the Valuation for Rating (Plant and Machinery) (England) Regulations 2000. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Hilary 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.

Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD & Anor, heard 13-14 Mar 2017.

SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer UK Visa Section, heard 23 Mar 2017 and further, 29 Nov 2017.

Arcadia Petroleum Ltd & Ors v Bosworth & Anor, heard 10-11 Apr 2017.

Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie, heard 9-10 May 2017.

R (Bancoult No 3) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, heard 28-29 Jun 2017.

Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, heard 12 Jul 2017.

In the matter of C (Children), heard 9-10 Oct 2017.

Morris-Garner v One Step (Support) Ltd, heard 11-12 Oct 2017.

In the matter of an application by Kevin Maguire for Judicial Review, heard 19 Oct 2017.

Reference by the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland pursuant to Paragraph 33 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Abortion), heard 24-26 Oct 2017.

R (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 31 Oct-1 Nov 2017.

Steel & Anor v NRAM PLC (Scotland), heard 7 Nov 2017.

Haralambous v Hertfordshire Constabulary, heard 8 Nov 2017.

Immigration – SIAC – bail. R (B) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 14-15 Nov 2017.

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood, heard 20 Nov 2017.

R (AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police & Anor, heard 21 Nov 2017.

Barton v Wright Hassall LLP, heard 22 Nov 2017.

R v McCool (Northern Ireland); R v Harkin (Northern Ireland), heard 23 Nov 2017.

Dryden & Ors v Johnson Matthey Plc, heard 27-28 Nov 2017.

R (Gibson) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 5 Dec 2017.

The Advocate General for Scotland v Romein (Scotland), heard 6 Dec 2017.

Burnden Holdings (UK) Ltd v Fielding & Anor, heard 7 Dec 2017.

A v B & Anor, heard 12 Dec 2017.

R (Mott) v Environment Agency, heard 13 Dec 2017.

HM Inspector of Health & Safety v Chevron North Sea Ltd (Scotland), heard 14 Dec 2017.