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On Tuesday 23 June 2020, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Okpabi & Ors v Royal Dutch Shell Plc & Anor. This appeal considers the circumstances in which the UK-domiciled parent company of a multi-national group of companies may owe a common law duty of care to individuals who allegedly suffer serious harm as a result of alleged systemic health, safety and environmental failings of one of its overseas subsidiaries as the operator of a joint venture operation.
On Wednesday 24 June 2020, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc v Kymab Ltd. This appeal concerns whether the relevant patents are invalid for insufficiency because they did not enable the ordinary skilled person to work the claimed invention across the breadth of the claims.
On Wednesday 24 June 2020, the Supreme Court will also hand down judgment in The Advocate General representing the Commissioners of HMRC v KE Entertainments Ltd (Scotland). This appeal considers whether the taxpayer (K E Entertainment Ltd)’s claim to a repayment of value added tax (VAT) fell within the scope of the Principal VAT Directive, Articles 73 and 90, together with (if necessary) VAT Regulation 38 (as the taxpayer contends) or within VAT Act section 80 and is therefore time-barred (as the Commissioners contend).
On Wednesday 24 June 2020, the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Yearwood v Yearwood (Antigua & Barbuda). This appeal considers, inter alia, whether orders by the High Court of England and Wales in family proceedings can be registered in Antigua and Barbuda under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act.
On Thursday 25 June 2020, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R (Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Ltd) v CPS. This appeal considers whether proof of an offence contrary to Regulation 30(1)(g) of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 brought against a business operator as defined in Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing requires proof of mens rea and/or some culpable act or omission on the part of the business operator.
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
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc v Kymab Ltd, heard 11-12 February 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
The Advocate General representing the Commissioners of HMRC v K E Entertainments Ltd (Scotland), heard 29 April 2020
Stoffel & Co v Grondona, heard 5 May 2020
Secretary of State for Health & Ors v Servier Laboratories Ltd & Ors, heard 9 June 2020.
